A clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care center
Aim: This study is aimed to characterize the various clinical spectrum of ocular Tuberculosis. Methodology: It is a retrospective study of patients presented during January 2020 and January 2021 with tuberculosis and with a follow up period of one year. Results: A total of 676 patients have been inc...
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| author | Savithiri Visvanathan Thendral Velmurugan Akalya Ramamoorthi |
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| description | Aim: This study is aimed to characterize the various clinical spectrum of ocular Tuberculosis. Methodology: It is a retrospective study of patients presented during January 2020 and January 2021 with tuberculosis and with a follow up period of one year. Results: A total of 676 patients have been included in the study. Pulmonary tuberculosis is 61% (413 patients) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis is 39% (263). Out of 263, 21 patients (8%) had ocular manifestations. The most common ocular presentation is posterior uveitis 43%, followed by panuveitis 24%, intermediate uveitis 19% and anterior uveitis 14%. 70% of the patients were commenced on a standard course of Anti tuberculosis treatment (ATT) as a primary treatment modality, of which two patients were started with ATT empirically given a high index of clinical suspicion, and 30% of the patients were treated with ATT and corticosteroids. Conclusion: Ocular tuberculosis though having a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and baffling diagnostic methods is still a treatable cause of uveitis. The patient approach should be holistic and integrated with a high index of suspicion in an endemic country like India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12b117a017084e0199828906119bc9952023-02-20T07:28:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research2589-45282589-45362022-01-0160428929310.4103/tjosr.tjosr_34_22A clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care centerSavithiri VisvanathanThendral VelmuruganAkalya RamamoorthiAim: This study is aimed to characterize the various clinical spectrum of ocular Tuberculosis. Methodology: It is a retrospective study of patients presented during January 2020 and January 2021 with tuberculosis and with a follow up period of one year. Results: A total of 676 patients have been included in the study. Pulmonary tuberculosis is 61% (413 patients) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis is 39% (263). Out of 263, 21 patients (8%) had ocular manifestations. The most common ocular presentation is posterior uveitis 43%, followed by panuveitis 24%, intermediate uveitis 19% and anterior uveitis 14%. 70% of the patients were commenced on a standard course of Anti tuberculosis treatment (ATT) as a primary treatment modality, of which two patients were started with ATT empirically given a high index of clinical suspicion, and 30% of the patients were treated with ATT and corticosteroids. Conclusion: Ocular tuberculosis though having a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and baffling diagnostic methods is still a treatable cause of uveitis. The patient approach should be holistic and integrated with a high index of suspicion in an endemic country like India.http://www.tnoajosr.com/article.asp?issn=2589-4528;year=2022;volume=60;issue=4;spage=289;epage=293;aulast=Visvanathanattextrapulmonary tbintraocular tuberculosispulmonary tbtuberculous uveitis |
| spellingShingle | Savithiri Visvanathan Thendral Velmurugan Akalya Ramamoorthi A clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care center TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research att extrapulmonary tb intraocular tuberculosis pulmonary tb tuberculous uveitis |
| title | A clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care center |
| title_full | A clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care center |
| title_fullStr | A clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care center |
| title_full_unstemmed | A clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care center |
| title_short | A clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care center |
| title_sort | clinical study on ocular tuberculosis in a tertiary care center |
| topic | att extrapulmonary tb intraocular tuberculosis pulmonary tb tuberculous uveitis |
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