[Uveal effusion associated with presumed tuberculosis: case report].

Abstract

The authors report a rare association of uveal effusion with presumed ocular tuberculosis in a male patient who presented clinical improvement with the systemic use of prednisone 40 mg/d and rifampicin 600 mg/d. In addition, relevant aspects of the uveal effusion such as the pathogenesis, evolution of the disease, differential diagnosis and treatment are described through a revision of the literature.

• Authors: Juliana Ribeiro Rodrigues, Amanda Vieira Abílio, Pedro Durães Serracarbassa
• Journal: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Arq Bras Oftalmol) 2008 Sep-Oct Vol. 71 Issue 5 Pg. 734-9 ISSN: 1678-2925 [Electronic] Brazil
• Vernacular Title: Efusão uveal associada à tuberculose presumida: relato de caso.
• PMID: 19039475 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antibiotics, Antitubercular
• Prednisone
• Rifampin

Topics

• Antibiotics, Antitubercular (therapeutic use)
• Exudates and Transudates (metabolism)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prednisone (therapeutic use)
• Rifampin (therapeutic use)
• Tuberculosis, Ocular (complications, drug therapy)
• Uveal Diseases (etiology, pathology)