title: Lack of consensus in the diagnosis and treatment for ocular tuberculosis among uveitis specialists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the approach of specialists to ocular tuberculosis (TB).
  
  
  METHODS
  The American Uveitis Society (AUS) Listserv was surveyed using two clinical cases and general questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 196 members, 87 responded (44.4%), of whom 64 were affiliated with practices in North America, while 23 were outside of North America. The survey provided normative data on how physicians evaluate patients with uveitis as well as opinions about ocular TB. Responses varied widely on such issues as (1) the pretest probability that a patient with granulomatous panuveitis had TB uveitis (range 1-75%) or that a patient with a risk factor for TB had ocular TB (range 0-90%); (2) the optimal duration of anti-TB therapy; and (3) whether therapy should be discontinued after 2 months in nonresponders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Consensus is lacking among uveitis specialists for the diagnosis or management of ocular TB.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University , Portland, Oregon , USA .
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Kelly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Larkin
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winthrop
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D032921:Consensus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: Post-test probability; pretest probability; tuberculosis; uveitis