title: An unusual case of ocular tuberculosis presenting as subretinal abscess with posterior scleritis.
abstract: We report an unusual presentation of ocular tuberculosis with subretinal abscess with associated posterior scleritis. This is a first-of-its-kind report of such an association. A 26-year-old female presented to us with complaints of redness, pain, and decreased vision in her left eye since 1 week. On examination, the vision in her right eye was 6/6 and in the left eye was 1/60. Detailed ocular evaluation revealed exudative retinal detachment, subretinal abscess, and disk edema. Ocular and systemic investigations were consistent with presumed tubercular etiology and posterior scleritis. The patient was treated with a course of anti-tubercular therapy, under cover of oral steroids. The vision improved in subsequent visits and at the last follow-up 6 months later, the lesion had resolved completely with a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/40.
authors.affiliation: Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev Reddy
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pappuru
authors.affiliation: Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. vivekoperates@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Vivek Pravin
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Dave
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015423:Scleritis / Q000209:etiology*; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Ocular tuberculosis; Posterior scleritis; Subretinal abscess