title: Ocular tuberculosis misdiagnosed as retinoblastoma: an interesting case.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a ubiquitous disease and a public health problem of major importance in almost all developing and underdeveloped countries. It can involve any part of the body, including the eye. We report a case of a young child presenting with a painful blind eye with leucocoria, where a misdiagnosis of retinoblastoma was made clinically. The eye was enucleated, and subsequent pathological examination led to a final diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis. The patient was put on anti-tubercular treatment, and responded well.
authors.affiliation: J.N.Medical College, Pathology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202001, India.
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Kiran
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authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Anshu
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authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Smriti
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authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Shamshad
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authors.lastname: Ahmad
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