Choroidal tuberculoma showing paradoxical worsening in a patient with miliary TB

Yilmaz T., Selcuk E. B., POLAT N., Mutlu K.

OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION, cilt.23, sa.1, ss.97-99, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kısa Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/09273948.2014.943350
  • Dergi Adı: OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.97-99
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Choroidal tuberculoma, paradoxical reaction, prognosis, treatment, tuberculosis, JARISCH-HERXHEIMER REACTION, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, CHEMOTHERAPY, AIDS
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.