Choroidal granuloma resolution with tuberculosis treatment

LeAnne Young; Mehmet Yakin; H Nida Sen

doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100969

Choroidal granuloma resolution with tuberculosis treatment

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Oct 16:20:100969. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100969. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

LeAnne Young¹, Mehmet Yakin¹, H Nida Sen¹

Affiliation

¹ National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., 10/10N248, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of presumed ocular tuberculosis, successfully treated with anti-tubercular therapy alone.

Observations: Resolution of a presumed tubercular choroidal granuloma occurred after initiation of 4-drug anti-tubercular therapy, without any adjunct corticosteroid treatment.

Conclusions: Though corticosteroids are commonly used as adjunctive treatment for ocular tuberculosis, treatment with anti-tubercular therapy alone is possible in select patients with close follow-up.

Keywords: Ocular tuberculosis; Uveitis.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Case Reports