Primary conjunctival tuberculoma: a case report.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-39436
ABSTRACT
Conjunctival tuberculoma is very rare in modern medicine. We report a case of a 34-year-old Thai female patient presenting with multiple peculiar conjunctival nodules. Two small nodules were excised and submitted for histopathological study, which showed discrete granulomatous inflammation with caseating necrosis. The acid-fast bacilli's staining for tuberculous bacteria was positive. There was no other organ involvement of active tuberculosis. The patient was then treated with systemic anti-tuberculous regimen for 6 months. The remaining lesions disappeared within the first few months of treatment. Conjunctival tuberculoma should always be considered in cases of conjunctival nodules.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Tuberculoma
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Female
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Humans
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Tuberculosis, Ocular
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Follow-Up Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Risk Assessment
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Conjunctival Diseases
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Adult
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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