An airman with tuberculous uveitis: case study.
Tuberculosis is endemic, with nearly 2 billion carriers worldwide. Aviation medical examiners should be alert to both its pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations, especially in the international traveler. Uveitis is a rare presentation of tuberculosis, but that diagnosis must be considered in the differential, even in the absence of pulmonary disease. Promptly treated, tuberculosis should not interfere with the resumption of a career in aviation, and does not generally require special follow up.
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D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents