Presumed ocular tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis, once thought to be the most common cause of uveitis, is now thought to be a relatively rare cause of ocular disease. This is because of a decreased incidence of tuberculosis as well as a lessened emphasis on its diagnosis. The majority of cases of posterior uveitis and retinitis today are toxoplasmosis, histoplasmosis and other viral causes along with undetermined etiology. Following is a case report of a retinitis and periphlebitis of presumed tuberculous etiology because of the systemic involvement of the patient.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012173:Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis*