Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
The causes of chronic conjunctivitis are exhaustive, infection being the commonest. Primary tuberculosis(TB) involving the conjunctiva is rare. History of chronicity, worsening symptoms with steroids and clinical signs of subconjunctiva nodules could point towards the diagnosis of primary conjunctiva tuberculosis especially in endemic countries. Clinicopathological diagnosis is imperative to confirm this diagnosis. We report a case of a young lady who presented with a non-resolving chronic conjunctivitis that was proven to be TB and responded well to anti-tuberculosis treatment.
Keywords
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Ocular, Ocular tuberculosis
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
A grant (RP006F-13HTM) from University Malaya Research Grant
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
Volume
35
Issue
1
Publisher
Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine