title: Ophthalmic manifestations of central nervous system tuberculosis--two case reports.
abstract: In this report, we present two unusual ocular manifestations due to CNS tuberculosis. One of the cases is a 7 years' old boy with brain stem tuberculoma who presented with horizontal gaze palsy. The other is a 14 years' old girl with temporal lobe tuberculoma who presented with unilateral sixth nerve paresis and papilledema. Both responded well to treatment with antitubercular drugs. It highlights the importance of gaze palsy as a rare manifestation of CNS tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, IMS & SUM Hospital, Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751003. lollypatnaik@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pattnaik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lolly
authors.forename: Sarangi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rachita
authors.forename: Mahapatra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satyasundar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D053483:Eye Movement Measurements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents