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Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica Supplement
Current supplement Archive Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica
3/2004
vol. 106
 
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Case report

Vitrectomy in treatment of ocular tuberculosis – case report

Jo­lan­ta Ofi­cjal­ska-­Mły­ńczak
1
,
Ma­ria Mu­zy­ka­-Wo­źniak
1
,
Anna Tur­no­-Kr­ęci­cka
1
,
Agnieszka Jam­ro­zy­-Wi­tko­wska
1

  1. Z Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu
KLINIKA OCZNA 2004, Supl. 3: S530–S531
Online publish date: 2022/12/29
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The authors present a case of ocular tuberculosis in otherwise healthy young men, diagnosed with positive tuberculin test and positive PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in conjunctiva and vitreous samples. An early vitrectomy and typical systemic treatment (tuberculostatic drugs) resulted in regression of the disease.
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ocular tuberculosis, vitrectomy

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