| Title |
Tuberculous Neuroretinitis |
| Creator |
Stechschulte, SU; Kim, RY; Kim, RY; Cunningham, ET Jr |
| Affiliation |
The Francis I. Proctor Foundation and The Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, 94143-0944, USA. |
| Abstract |
OBJECTIVES: To describe a patient with tuberculous neuroretinitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective case report. RESULTS: We describe a 43-year-old otherwise asymptomatic woman with a known exposure to tuberculosis who had unilateral optic disc edema and a partial macular star (neuroretinitis). This was followed approximately 1 year later by the development of an exudative retinal detachment in the setting of bilateral multifocal choroiditis. Laboratory testing revealed a marked positive cutaneous reaction to purified protein derivative (PPD). Treatment with antituberculosis medicine alone resulted in prompt resolution of the choroidal infiltrates and complete flattening of the exudative detachment. CONCLUSIONS: Tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with neuroretinitis. |
| Subject |
Adult; Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use; Female; Fundus Oculi; Humans; Optic Neuritis/diagnosis/microbiology; Papilledema/microbiology; Retinal Detachment/etiology; Retinitis/diagnosis/microbiology; Tuberculosis, Ocular/complications/diagnosis/drug therapy |
| Date |
1999-06 |
| 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 |
225013 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64f4wst/225013 |
