| Title |
Optic Disc Tubercle |
| Creator |
Mansour, AM |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon. |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this case report was to present a rare case of optic disk tubercle. The optic disk edema resolved on antituberculous therapy with recovery of vision. We concluded that visual loss from an optic disk tubercle can be the presenting sign of tuberculosis. |
| Subject |
Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use; Drug Therapy, Combination/therapeutic use; Ethambutol/therapeutic use; Fluorescein Angiography; Fundus Oculi; Granuloma/diagnosis; Granuloma/drug therapy; Humans; Isoniazid/therapeutic use; Male; Optic Disk/pathology; Papilledema/diagnosis; Papilledema/drug therapy; Rifampin/therapeutic use; Tuberculosis, Ocular/diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Ocular/drug therapy; Vision Disorders/diagnosis; Vision Disorders/drug therapy |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
224938 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nc968p/224938 |
