title: [Iris tuberculosis. A propos of a case diagnosed by iridectomy].
abstract: Ocular tuberculosis is currently rare in developed countries. We report a case of tuberculous nodular anterior uveitis which revealed primary tuberculosis in a 2-year old girl. This diagnosis was established on microscopic examination of a surgical iridectomy specimen. Thus, a metastatic retinoblastoma was eliminated. The subsequent clinical investigations showed that the girl's father had active pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital de Bellevue, Saint-Etienne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gain
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mosnier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gravelet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sannace
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boucheron
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maugery
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015863:Iridocyclitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007498:Iris / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000635:transmission; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Tuberculose irienne. A propos d'une observation diagnostiquée par iridectomie.