Choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosis

Recently, Lodhi SA and colleagues have reported on a patient with choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) associated with tubercular granuloma, who responded to intravitreal bevacizumab injections. The available literature regarding CNVM associated with intraocular tuberculosis is briefly discussed. C...

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Main Author: Tripathy, Koushik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2017-09-01
Series:GMS Ophthalmology Cases
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2017-7/oc000075.shtml
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description Recently, Lodhi SA and colleagues have reported on a patient with choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) associated with tubercular granuloma, who responded to intravitreal bevacizumab injections. The available literature regarding CNVM associated with intraocular tuberculosis is briefly discussed. Choroidal neovascular membrane is a possible complication of choroidal tuberculosis and the patients should be informed about this risk. However, patients usually respond well to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents as evidenced by the case reported by us and the current case reported by Lodhi et al.
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spelling doaj.art-8b0192b2b69d46d598486b324c2d164f2022-12-22T00:19:14ZengGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Ophthalmology Cases2193-14962017-09-017Doc2410.3205/oc000075Choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosisTripathy, Koushik0Department of Vitreoretina and Uvea, ICARE Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaRecently, Lodhi SA and colleagues have reported on a patient with choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) associated with tubercular granuloma, who responded to intravitreal bevacizumab injections. The available literature regarding CNVM associated with intraocular tuberculosis is briefly discussed. Choroidal neovascular membrane is a possible complication of choroidal tuberculosis and the patients should be informed about this risk. However, patients usually respond well to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents as evidenced by the case reported by us and the current case reported by Lodhi et al.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2017-7/oc000075.shtmlintravitreal anti-VEGF agentstuberculomatubercular subretinal abscessAvastinbevacizumab
spellingShingle Tripathy, Koushik
Choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosis
GMS Ophthalmology Cases
intravitreal anti-VEGF agents
tuberculoma
tubercular subretinal abscess
Avastin
bevacizumab
title Choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosis
title_full Choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosis
title_fullStr Choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed Choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosis
title_short Choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosis
title_sort choroidal neovascular membrane in intraocular tuberculosis
topic intravitreal anti-VEGF agents
tuberculoma
tubercular subretinal abscess
Avastin
bevacizumab
url http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2017-7/oc000075.shtml
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