title: Tuberculous Subretinal Abscess in a Non-HIV Patient with Miliary Tuberculosis.
abstract: This case report describes the features of a tuberculous subretinal abscess in a non-HIV patient. It includes the characterization of the lesion with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and fundus autofluorescence examination. SD-OCT and autofluorescence imaging showed external retinal involvement during development of the tuberculous subretinal abscess. Patients with tuberculous lesions need a multidisciplinary approach, since the disease may involve any part of the body. In this case in particular, incidental findings at computed tomography scan led to the detection of this rare ocular manifestation of tuberculous disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paez Soria
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magnano
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schlaen
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luvini
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arevalo Calderon
authors.affiliation: Instituto de la Vision, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinez Cartier
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chiaradía
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Cristóbal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Couto
keywords: Fundus autofluorescence; Miliary tuberculosis; Optical coherence tomography; Subretinal abscess