TB or Not TB? That is the Question

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Identifier walsh_1996_s4_c5
Title TB or Not TB? That is the Question
Creator Shamik Bafna, MD; Andrew G. Lee, MD
Affiliation (SB) (AGL) Houston, TX
Subject Blepharoptosis; Ophthalmoplegia; Ocular Motility Disorders; Tuberculosis
History A 65-year old female with a 1-month history of pain in the right forehead and peri-orbital region extending to the right occiput and cataract OD. Previous history significant for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
Pathology Multiple noncaseating granulomas with epitheloid histiocytes and multi-nucleated giant cells
Disease/Diagnosis Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Clinical VA: 20/400 OD, 20/30 OS; Color plates: 14/14 OU
Presenting Symptom Right frontal and peri-orbital pain; Ptosis OD; Ophthalmoplegia OD
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Steroids; Antitubercular agents
Date 1996
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 22nd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of 1996 Walsh Session, February 10-11
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6ht2s2m
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177954
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ht2s2m
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