Conjunctival Tuberculosis
: A Case Report
Thawat
Tantisarasart M.D.*
Somchai wongbunterng M.D.*
*Department of
Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University. Hat-Yal,
Songkhla 90112. Thailand.
Abstract Extrapulmonary tuberculosis has various
manifestations, of which conjunctival tuberculosis is a rare one. We report a case of
conjunctival tuberculosis who presented with chronic conjunctivi tis.
It was possible to make
the diagnosis by physical examination and other laboratory investigations
such as chest x-ray, acid fast stain, culture and biopsy of conjunctiva. This
patient had a favorable response with antituberculous drugs, and neither side
effect nor complication was found during the course of treatment.
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