Ocular Tuberculosis with Multiple Cerebral Abscesses
Joint Authors
Azhany, Yaakub
Nor-Masniwati, Saidin
Zunaina, Embong
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 23-year-old Malay man presented with headache for one-month duration.
It was associated with painless blurring of vision of the right eye.
He had loss of appetite and reduced weight but no night sweats or hemoptysis.
His visual acuity on the right eye was 6/45 and improved to 6/15 with pinhole.
Right fundus examination revealed a choroidal tuberculoma located at one disc diameter away from optic disc superiorly with mild vitritis.
Systemic examinations revealed no significant finding.
Mantoux test reading was 22 mm with erythrocyte sedimentation rate that was 14 mm/h.
Other blood investigations were negative with normal chest radiography.
The computerized tomography scan of the brain revealed multiple cerebral abscesses.
A clinical diagnosis of right ocular tuberculosis with multiple cerebral abscesses was made.
He was treated with antituberculosis chemotherapy for one year which divided into intensive phase for three months and maintenance phase for nine months.
Cerebral abscesses resolved after three months of antituberculosis drugs and at one-year follow-up, and the choroidal tuberculoma resolved completely with scar formation and significant macular striae.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nor-Masniwati, Saidin& Zunaina, Embong& Azhany, Yaakub. 2012. Ocular Tuberculosis with Multiple Cerebral Abscesses. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nor-Masniwati, Saidin…[et al.]. Ocular Tuberculosis with Multiple Cerebral Abscesses. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nor-Masniwati, Saidin& Zunaina, Embong& Azhany, Yaakub. Ocular Tuberculosis with Multiple Cerebral Abscesses. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484582
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-484582