A Case of Ciliary Body Tuberculoma Causing Sclera Melting
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1694-1698, 2012.
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en Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of ciliary body tuberculoma, which induced scleral melting. CASESUMMARY:
A 32-year-old man, who was diagnosed with miliary pulmonary tuberculosis 1 week earlier, presented with a conjunctival injection and mass on his right eye 3 months in duration. On excisional biopsy, melted sclera and exposed uveal tissue were found; acid-fast stain was positive. Two months after anti-tuberculosis treatment, anterior granulomatous uveitis and granuloma formation on the anterior chamber angle developed. A low-dose systemic steroid therapy was added. Six weeks after systemic steroid therapy, anterior uveitis and granuloma on anterior chamber angle disappeared.CONCLUSIONS:
We experienced a case of ocular tuberculosis on the ciliary body. A low-dose systemic steroid along with multi-drug anti-tubercular therapy may be an effective treatment of ciliary body tuberculoma.
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Asunto principal:
Esclerótica
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Tuberculoma
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Tuberculosis Pulmonar
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Uveítis
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Biopsia
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Tuberculosis Ocular
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Uveítis Anterior
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Cuerpo Ciliar
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Ojo
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Congelación
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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