title: Primary conjunctival tuberculoma: a case report.
abstract: Conjunctival tuberculoma is very rare in modern medicine. We report a case of a 34-year-old Thai female patient presenting with multiple peculiar conjunctival nodules. Two small nodules were excised and submitted for histopathological study, which showed discrete granulomatous inflammation with caseating necrosis. The acid-fast bacilli's staining for tuberculous bacteria was positive. There was no other organ involvement of active tuberculosis. The patient was then treated with systemic anti-tuberculous regimen for 6 months. The remaining lesions disappeared within the first few months of treatment. Conjunctival tuberculoma should always be considered in cases of conjunctival nodules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tulvatana
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sansopha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pisarnkorskul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013785:Thailand; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents