Mitoxantrone, the first immunosuppressant to receive FDA approval for treatment of worsening relapsing-remitting, secondary progressive, and progressive-relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) is a DNA topoisomerase II inhibitor that has been associated with the development of acute promyelocytic myelogenous leukemia (APML). Central nervous system APML is a rare site of extramedullary involvement following mitoxantrone therapy. We report a patient with history of multiple sclerosis who developed bilateral optic nerve involvement as the primary manifestation of APML relapse following mitoxantrone treatment.

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