Ocular manifestations of systemic tuberculosis: Report of 3 cases.
- Author:
Joon Suck SONG
1
;
Tai Won LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Mycobacterium;
Choroidal tuberculoma;
Ocular infection
- MeSH:
Choroid;
Communicable Diseases;
Eye Infections;
Mycobacterium;
Tuberculoma;
Tuberculosis*;
Tuberculosis, Miliary;
Tuberculosis, Ocular
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1996;37(9):1561-1569
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by mycobacteria species, which can affect any organ of the body including the eye. Primary ocular tuberculosis is very rare condition and likely to be caused by introduction of bacilli through epithelial injury. Post primary infections (or secondary infection) due to direct hematogenous spread or contiguous spread from an adjacent structure are more common presentations of ocular tuberculosis. The authors experienced 3 cases of ocular tuberculosis associated with systemic infection. One case was a scleral involvement of miliary tuberculosis and the others were choroidal tuberculoma from systemic tuberculosis.
