Choroidal tuberculosis: reports of 3 cases

Tuberculosis is a chronic infection with a high incidence in Morocco. Ocular involvement is rare. We report three cases of choroidal tuberculosis. Case no 1: A 24-year-old female with tuberculous meningitis, multifocal choroiditis in the right eye and choroidal granuloma in the left eye. Case no 2:...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bulletin de la Société Belge d'Ophtalmologie 2009 (313), p.31-37
Hauptverfasser:	Baha Ali, T, Benhaddou, R, Hajj, I, Khoumiri, R, Guelzim, H, Moutaouakil, A
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Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - complications Choroid Neoplasms - complications Choroid Neoplasms - diagnosis Choroiditis - complications Choroiditis - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Granuloma - complications Humans Male Tuberculosis, Meningeal - complications Tuberculosis, Ocular - complications Tuberculosis, Ocular - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Tuberculosis is a chronic infection with a high incidence in Morocco. Ocular involvement is rare. We report three cases of choroidal tuberculosis. Case no 1: A 24-year-old female with tuberculous meningitis, multifocal choroiditis in the right eye and choroidal granuloma in the left eye. Case no 2: A 22-year-old female with multifocal tuberculosis. The ocular examination showed a choroidal granuloma. Case no 3: A 25-year-old male with HIV infection and miliary tuberculosis. Ocular involvement consisted in a choroidal granuloma. Ocular involvement in tuberculosis is uncommon. Choroidal granuloma is a characteristic manifestation.
ISSN:	0081-0746