Abstract
Ocular tuberculosis is currently rare in developed countries. We report a case of tuberculous nodular anterior uveitis which revealed primary tuberculosis in a 2-year old girl. This diagnosis was established on microscopic examination of a surgical iridectomy specimen. Thus, a metastatic retinoblastoma was eliminated. The subsequent clinical investigations showed that the girl's father had active pulmonary tuberculosis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Iridocyclitis / diagnosis
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Iridocyclitis / etiology
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Iridocyclitis / microbiology
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Iridocyclitis / pathology*
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Iris* / microbiology
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Iris* / pathology
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Iris* / surgery
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Tuberculosis / transmission
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Tuberculosis, Ocular / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Ocular / etiology
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Tuberculosis, Ocular / microbiology
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Tuberculosis, Ocular / pathology*
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Uveitis / etiology
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Uveitis / microbiology