Rare presentation of intractable tuberculous panophthalmitis with intraocular and intraorbital abscesses: a case report

Rare presentation of intractable tuberculous panophthalmitis with intraocular and intraorbital abscesses: a case report

Abstract Background We report a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Case presentation A 29-year-old Burmese woman with human immunodeficiency virus infection and known pulmonary tuberculosis who had been treated for 5 months presented to our hospital with unilateral progressive painful...

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Main Authors: Sutasinee Boonsopon, Nattaporn Tesavibul, Mongkol Uiprasertkul, Supinda Leeamornsiri, Pitipol Choopong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Tuberculous panophthalmitis
Tuberculous orbital abscess
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1353-9

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