title: Retinal vasculitis in a patient with abdominal tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common systemic diseases in India. Intraocular TB is however, rare. Retinal vasculitis is a relatively rare manifestion of intraocular TB. We report a case of bilateral retinal vasculitis in a 19-year-old girl with abdominal tuberculosis. The patient responded well to anti-TB treatment along with a short course of low dose oral steroids. Vision in her right eye however remained compromised due to residual maculopathy. This is the first report of bilateral retinal vasculitis due to colonic TB.
authors.affiliation: Retina Clinic, Dr. A. Govindarajan Eye Hospital and Research Institute, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: Kummararaj
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Govindarajan
authors.forename: Sherin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kummararaj
authors.forename: Vijayalakshmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balaji
authors.forename: Venugopal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Natarajapillai