CASE REPORT
Year : 2017 | Volume
: 10 | Issue : 4 | Page : 390--392
Tubercular panophthalmitis: Case report of a rare entity
Savita Agarwal1, Prashant Gupta2, Pinki Pandey1, Megha Ralli1 1 Department of Pathology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India 2 Shroff Eye Centre, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Megha Ralli Department of Pathology, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh India
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of infection-related deaths in adults worldwide. The ocular involvement in TB is extremely rare. The incidence of ocular TB is reported to be 1%–2% of ocular diseases. We report an interesting case of mycobacterial panophthalmitis in an adult male who presented with painful red eye with loss of vision.
How to cite this article:
Agarwal S, Gupta P, Pandey P, Ralli M. Tubercular panophthalmitis: Case report of a rare entity.Med J DY Patil Univ 2017;10:390-392
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Agarwal S, Gupta P, Pandey P, Ralli M. Tubercular panophthalmitis: Case report of a rare entity. Med J DY Patil Univ [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];10:390-392
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