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Orbital and adnexal tuberculosis: a case series from a South Indian population

Authors: Kalpana Babu, Moupia Mukhopadhyay, Soumya S Bhat, JT Chinmayee

Published in: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

Background

Orbital tuberculosis (OTb) is rare and may be regarded as a manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We report an interesting case series of six patients with varied presentations of orbital and adnexal tuberculosis in a South Indian patient population.

Results

A retrospective, interventional case series of six patients diagnosed with orbital and adnexal tuberculosis on the basis of clinical, radiological and histopathological evaluations between 2010 and 2013 was performed. Among the six patients with histopathologically proven OTb, five were women. The varied presentations included tubercular dacryoadenitis (two cases), classical periostitis (two cases), OTb with bone involvement (one case) and ocular adnexal tuberculosis (one case). Systemic involvement was seen in one case. All cases were treated with a regimen of antitubercular therapy (ATT).

Conclusions

OTb, though rare, should form a part of the differential diagnosis of orbital lesions in a high tuberculosis (TB) endemic country like ours. Biopsy still remains the mainstay of diagnosis.

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Title: Orbital and adnexal tuberculosis: a case series from a South Indian population
Authors: Kalpana Babu
Moupia Mukhopadhyay
Soumya S Bhat
JT Chinmayee
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1869-5760-4-12

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Orbital and adnexal tuberculosis: a case series from a South Indian population

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Background

Results

Conclusions

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