OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF TUBERCULOSIS AT THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 9
Abstract
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is a very common infectious disease, prevalent in our country caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other members of TB complex. Roughly 60% of patients with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis have no evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis and when it manifests as uveitis, accurate diagnosis becomes increasingly difficult as biopsy samples are not easily available. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross sectional prospective study was undertaken on 167 sputum positive pulmonary TB patients attending the Chest Medicine OPD. Study period was 2 years. RESULTS In our study 10 out of 167 patients had ocular manifestations. 6 were male patients and 4 were females. CONCLUSION Ocular screening in active pulmonary TB patients will eliminate the risk of preventable blindness. This can be made possible by adequate resources and trained ophthalmic personnel.
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Pratheeba M, Hemapriya S, Aparna R, Naseem G Farzana
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