title: [Vitrectomy in treatment of ocular tuberculosis--case report].
abstract: The authors present a case of ocular tuberculosis in otherwise healthy young men, diagnosed with positive tuberculin test and positive PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in conjunctiva and vitreous samples. An early vitrectomy and typical systemic treatment (tuberculostatic drugs) resulted in regression of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Klniki Okulistyki Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oficjalska-Młyńczak
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muzyka-Woźniak
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turno-Krecicka
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jamrozy-Witkowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents