Case Report, Int J Ophthalmic Pathol Vol: 3 Issue: 2
Unilateral Chorioretinal Finding: A Presumptive Diagnosis in a Case of 5 Years Ago Treatment of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Yaghoubi Mohammad Ali1, Heidari Elahe1 and Yaghoobi Gholamhossein2* | |
1Department of Internal medicine, Birjand University of Medical science,Birjand Iran | |
2Resident of pediatric of Mashhad University of Medical science,Mashad, Iran | |
3Ophthalmologist, professor of Birjand University of Medical science, SocialDeterminant Health Research center, Birjand, Iran | |
Corresponding author : Gholamhossein Yaghoobi Ophthalmologist, professor of Birjand University of Medical science, Social Determinant Health Research center, Birjand, Iran Tel: 985614443001; Fax: 985614445402 E-mail: Yaqubig@yahoo.com |
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Received: March 20, 2014 Accepted: July 01, 2014 Published: July 04, 2014 | |
Citation: Ali YM, Elahe H, Gholamhossein Y (2014) Unilateral Chorioretinal Finding: A Presumptive Diagnosis in a Case of 5 Years Ago Treatment of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis. J Ophthalmic Pathol 3:2. doi:10.4172/2324-8599.1000136 |
Abstract
The most common manifestation of ocular tuberculosis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is choroiditis. Retinal periphlebitis is rarely caused by direct invasion of the retina by tubercle bacilli. A 27-year-old woman with complaints of decreased vision one month ago demonstrated with presume ocular tuberculosis.