Pseudotumoral choroidian granuloma in miliary tuberculosis

Citation
S. Benchekroun et al., Pseudotumoral choroidian granuloma in miliary tuberculosis, J FR OPHTAL, 22(7), 1999, pp. 771-775
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optalmology
Journal title
JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE
ISSN journal
01815512 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
771 - 775
Database
ISI
SICI code
0181-5512(199908/09)22:7<771:PCGIMT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Recently, tuberculosis reemerged as a serious public health problem, in ind ustrialized countries, while remaining it remains a major cause of mortalit y and morbidity in third world countries. Intraocular localization is rare. The most common manifestation of ocular tuberculosis in patients with mili ary is Bouchut tubercules, An atypical feature of ocular tuberculosis is di scussed: a pseudotumoral choroidian granuloma. The behavior of the lesion a nd its response to antituberculous therapy was documented clinically by fun dus photography on fluorescein angiography.