A Case of Choroidal Tuberculoma

ABSTRACT

It is Known that ocular tuberculosis occurs as a consequence of active infection from hematogenous spread or a hypersensitivity reaction to circtlating tuberculoproteins. The common findings of ocular tuberculosis are uveitis and choroidal tuberculoma. Paralleling the decrease of pulmonary tuberculosis and improvemem of differential diagnostic metnods, there has been a dramatic decline in the number of diagnosed cases of ocular tuberculosis. In a 65-year-old female a choroidal tumor was diagn03ed at our hospital a year ago Thereafter, she has been medicated with antituberculotic agents for brain tuberculosis in the other hospital. Recently she returned to our clinic cOffiJlaining of aggravated ocular symptom. The right vision was no light perception Enucleation of her right eye was perfomed under the impression of malignant tumor of choroid with secondary glaucoma. Pathologic findings of enucleated eyeball revealed the nature of tuberculoma; so, we report it with a review of literature.