Optic Nerve Head Infiltration in Presumed Tuberculous Uveitis

To report the clinical and multimodal imaging findings of presumed tuberculous optic nerve head (ONH) infiltration in 3 patients at a tertiary eye care center. In addition to unilateral presumed tuberculous ONH infiltration, all patients had clinical findings suggestive of tuberculous choroidal invo...

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Published in:Middle East African journal of ophthalmology 2023-01, Vol.30 (1), p.51-54
Main Authors: Abouammoh, Marwan A, Azizalrahman, Lojain A, Albloushi, Abdulrahman F, Abu El-Asrar, Ahmed M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiography
Care and treatment
Case Report
Choroid
Diagnosis
Humans
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Multimodal Imaging
Optic Disk
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Ocular - diagnosis
Uveitis
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Summary:To report the clinical and multimodal imaging findings of presumed tuberculous optic nerve head (ONH) infiltration in 3 patients at a tertiary eye care center. In addition to unilateral presumed tuberculous ONH infiltration, all patients had clinical findings suggestive of tuberculous choroidal involvement which was confirmed by Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA). All patients were treated successfully with a combination of antituberculous regimen and systemic corticosteroids.
ISSN:0974-9233
0975-1599
0975-1599
0974-9233
DOI:10.4103/meajo.meajo_127_23