| Literature DB >> 25140405 |
Turgut Yilmaz1, Engin Selcuk, Nihat Polat, Kayhan Mutlu.
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health problem worldwide. Ocular involvement in patients with systemic TB has traditionally been considered uncommon. Diagnosing ocular TB is challenging and often delayed, especially in the absence of pulmonary signs or symptoms typical of TB. Here we describe a case of paradoxical reaction after antituberculosis therapy in an immunocompetent patient with ocular TB.Entities:
Keywords: Choroidal tuberculoma; paradoxical reaction; prognosis; treatment; tuberculosis
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25140405 DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2014.943350
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ocul Immunol Inflamm ISSN: 0927-3948 Impact factor: 3.070