Intraocular Tuberculosis—An Update

Abstract The lack of any uniform diagnostic criteria for intraocular tuberculosis, in either immunocompetent or immunocompromised individuals, has contributed to the confusion regarding diagnosis and management. However, recent studies addressing the clinical significance of purified protein derivat...

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Published in:Survey of ophthalmology 2007-11, Vol.52 (6), p.561-587
Main Authors: Gupta, Vishali, MD, Gupta, Amod, MD, Rao, Narsing A., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
choroiditis
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
Global Health
granuloma
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
Infectious diseases
iridocyclitis
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Morbidity - trends
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ophthalmology
Prognosis
purified protein derivative test
rifabutin
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Ocular - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Ocular - epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Ocular - therapy
Uvea diseases
uveitis
vasculitis
Vitrectomy
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Summary:Abstract The lack of any uniform diagnostic criteria for intraocular tuberculosis, in either immunocompetent or immunocompromised individuals, has contributed to the confusion regarding diagnosis and management. However, recent studies addressing the clinical significance of purified protein derivative test results, computerized tomography of the chest, and molecular diagnostic procedures have provided a new approach to establishing the diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis. The current review focuses on the diagnostic modalities used for the clinical management of intraocular tuberculosis, with the emphasis on diagnostic criteria, various clinical features, and treatments recommended in recent publications. Furthermore, the current review addresses the diagnostic criteria for intraocular tuberculosis, the spectrum of tuberculosis in patients with AIDS and in those on anti-tumor necrosis factor agents, and management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.08.015