VARIOUS SPECTRUM OF OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS

Authors

  • Aqdus Haq Department of Ophthalmology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad-Pakistan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9007-9346
  • Fiza Shaheen Department of Ophthalmology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad-Pakistan
  • Saadia Farooq Department of Ophthalmology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad-Pakistan

Abstract

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis may infect any organ in the body, when it affects ocular tissue symptoms are vague and hence diagnosis is challenging, through a number of cases reported in our clinic it is emphasized to make quantiferon test as part of routine investigation for cases of presenting with uveitis thus leading to timely diagnosis and accurate treatment.

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Published

2021-04-28

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad

Section

CASE SERIES

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