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Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature

The causes of chronic conjunctivitis are exhaustive, infection being the commonest. Primary tuberculosis(TB) involving the conjunctiva is rare. History of chronicity, worsening symptoms with steroids and clinical signs of subconjunctiva nodules could point towards the diagnosis of primary conjunctiv...

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Main Authors: Aliff, I.C., Ismail, Fazliana, Tajunisah, Iqbal, Zahari, Mimiwati, Chandran, Patricia Ann, Subrayan, Visvaraja
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Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/22547/
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spelling my.um.eprints.225472019-09-25T05:57:25Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22547/ Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature Aliff, I.C. Ismail, Fazliana Tajunisah, Iqbal Zahari, Mimiwati Chandran, Patricia Ann Subrayan, Visvaraja R Medicine The causes of chronic conjunctivitis are exhaustive, infection being the commonest. Primary tuberculosis(TB) involving the conjunctiva is rare. History of chronicity, worsening symptoms with steroids and clinical signs of subconjunctiva nodules could point towards the diagnosis of primary conjunctiva tuberculosis especially in endemic countries. Clinicopathological diagnosis is imperative to confirm this diagnosis. We report a case of a young lady who presented with a non-resolving chronic conjunctivitis that was proven to be TB and responded well to anti-tuberculosis treatment. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2018 Article PeerReviewed Aliff, I.C. and Ismail, Fazliana and Tajunisah, Iqbal and Zahari, Mimiwati and Chandran, Patricia Ann and Subrayan, Visvaraja (2018) Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature. Tropical Biomedicine, 35 (1). pp. 26-31. ISSN 0127-5720 http://msptm.org/files/Vol35No1/26-31-Aliff-IC.pdf
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topic R Medicine
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Aliff, I.C.
Ismail, Fazliana
Tajunisah, Iqbal
Zahari, Mimiwati
Chandran, Patricia Ann
Subrayan, Visvaraja
Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature
description The causes of chronic conjunctivitis are exhaustive, infection being the commonest. Primary tuberculosis(TB) involving the conjunctiva is rare. History of chronicity, worsening symptoms with steroids and clinical signs of subconjunctiva nodules could point towards the diagnosis of primary conjunctiva tuberculosis especially in endemic countries. Clinicopathological diagnosis is imperative to confirm this diagnosis. We report a case of a young lady who presented with a non-resolving chronic conjunctivitis that was proven to be TB and responded well to anti-tuberculosis treatment.
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author Aliff, I.C.
Ismail, Fazliana
Tajunisah, Iqbal
Zahari, Mimiwati
Chandran, Patricia Ann
Subrayan, Visvaraja
author_facet Aliff, I.C.
Ismail, Fazliana
Tajunisah, Iqbal
Zahari, Mimiwati
Chandran, Patricia Ann
Subrayan, Visvaraja
author_sort Aliff, I.C.
title Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature
title_short Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature
title_full Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature
title_fullStr Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature
title_sort primary conjunctiva tuberculosis & review of literature
publisher Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/22547/
http://msptm.org/files/Vol35No1/26-31-Aliff-IC.pdf
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