A case of choroidal tubercles.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of choroidal tubercles in a miliary tuberculosis boy.


METHODS
Clinical features description.


RESULTS
A 14-year-old boy was found to have multifocal choroidal tubercles. Angiography was performed. He was followed up for 12 months. The choroidal lesions regressed after using anti-tuberculosis drugs for 8 months. Pigment changes remained.


CONCLUSIONS
Tuberculosis may present as a posterior segment inflammation. In miliary tuberculosis, choroid is also a target tissue.
Zhang
Chaoran
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Ophthalmology Department, Eye & ENT Hospital of Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China.
D000293:Adolescent; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology