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Ocular Tuberculosis in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
- Source :
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Ocular Immunology & Inflammation . Feb2005, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p87-89. 3p. 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Aim: To determine the prevalence and clinical features of ocular tuberculosis in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Design: Prospective cross-sectional study. Methods: Detailed history and ocular examination of 46 patients (92 eyes) in the outpatient department of an AIDS clinic. Results: Seventeen of 46 (36.9%) patients had clinical and radiological evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. Of these, four (23.5%) showed findings consistent with ocular tuberculosis. Lesions included tubercles (1 eye of 3 patients) and chorioretinitis (1 eye of 1 patient). Commonly, these patients had evidence of abdominal tuberculosis. Hemorrhages, cotton-wool spots, herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR), and disc edema were other non-tubercular AIDS-related lesions and were seen in seven of the remaining 42 patients (16.2%). Conclusion: Ocular tuberculosis was a common finding in this study and was found in profoundly immunocompromised patients with disseminated tuberculosis. Diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis may help reduce HIV/tuberculosis co-infection mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09273948
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ocular Immunology & Inflammation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16607127
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09273940490518702