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A Clinical Odyssey Into Ocular Tb- Serpigenous Like Choroiditis, Unmasked !!

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Another rare cause of posterior uveitis that falls within the category of white dot syndromes is serpiginous choroiditis. Although it is caused by an inammatory process, diseases like tuberculosis (TB) may be correlated with it (serpiginous-like choroiditis). Southeast Asian nations are more likely than Western nations to report cases of tubercular serpiginous-like choroiditis. We report a case of a middle-aged Indian female with bilateral grey-yellowish subretinal choroidal inltrates with active scalloped edges having a positive TB-QuantiFERON Gold test who responded excellently to the treatment of systemic steroids (given initially to control the acute inammation) while on anti-tubercular (anti-TB) therapy. The lesions nally completely healed on the anti-TB therapy and treatment was terminated.

Source: GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS

DOI: 10.36106/gjra/0705015

Authors: Sameeksha. M, Inchara. N

Institutions: Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research

Language: English

Topic: Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405977974

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