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Ocular tuberculosis masquerading as atypical ocular toxoplasmosis [PDF]
GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2023 Ocular tuberculosis is a great mimicker of various uveitis entities. We present a case of a 29-year-old male who came in with blurring of vision and floaters in the left eye. On examination, the left eye had anterior chamber cells and vitritis associated
Bromeo, Albert John +2 more
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013 Ocular tuberculosis is a challenge in ophthalmic practice because it is extremely difficult to diagnose it. The term ocular tuberculosis indicates any infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in, on, or around the eye.
Badari P Badhu, S Kumar, N Negi
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An excursion into ocular tuberculosis. [PDF]
Saudi J Ophthalmol, 2022 Till today, ocular tuberculosis (OTB) presents clinicians with significant challenges in diagnosis and management. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to a heterogeneous disease like OTB, and clinicians often have to consider a multitude of factors when initiating treatment, such as tuberculosis endemicity, the probability ...
Yen DJS +6 more
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Unique case of presumed ocular tuberculosis presenting as bilateral pseudoretinitis pigmentosa [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Ocular tuberculosis is often a challenging diagnosis with extremely diverse clinical manifestations and, most times, impractical bacilli isolation.
Isabela Martins Melo +2 more
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J Gen Intern Med, 2019 Despite extensive investigations, including the use of Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA), the diagnosis of intraocular tuberculosis (TB) remains challenging. Ocular evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in low endemic countries for TB is extremely rare, leading mostly to a TB-related ocular inflammation presumptive diagnosis.
Marin-Acevedo JA, Chirila RM, Cowart JB.
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Ocular tuberculosis in a calf. [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2021 Background Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes granuloma formation mainly in retropharyngeal, tracheobronchial, mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs of bovines. The presence of these lesions in other tissues such as the eyeball
Jacobo Carrisoza-Urbina +3 more
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Design and synthesis of natural antibacterial derivatives for ocular tuberculosis: a comprehensive review [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyOcular tuberculosis (TB) is an underrecognized extrapulmonary manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection that can result in irreversible vision loss.
Isaiah Osei Duah +12 more
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Tuberculose ocular Ocular tuberculosis
Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia, 2008 Relato de quatro casos de tuberculose ocular presumida, com comprometimento do segmento posterior em três destes casos. Nos dois primeiros casos, relata-se comprometimento do segmento anterior do olho e antecedente de tuberculose, em um caso sistêmica e ...
Veridiana Puppio Querido +3 more
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Journal of the Foundations of OphthalmologyUveitis, a potentially sight-threatening intraocular inflammation, can be caused by tuberculosis (TB). This thesis advances our understanding of ocular TB (OTB) by integrating immunological insights, clinical observations, and innovative diagnostic strategies. It combines findings from laboratory studies and patient registries in both Indonesia, a high
Sallam A +3 more
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Mycobacterium dormancy and antibiotic tolerance within the retinal pigment epithelium of ocular tuberculosis [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumTuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death among infectious diseases worldwide due to latent TB infection, which is the critical step for the successful pathogenic cycle.
Rachel Liu +7 more
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