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ArticleTaiwan journal of ophthalmology

Negative Mantoux test in a patient with definite pulmonary and ocular tuberculosis.

Chen-Cheng Chao, Chun-Ju Lin, Huan-Sheng Chen, Tsung-Lin Lee

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Article in Taiwan journal of ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chen-Cheng ChaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Chun-Ju LinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Huan-Sheng ChenAn-Shin Dialysis Center, NephroCare Ltd, Fresenius Medical Care, Taichung, Taiwan.
Tsung-Lin LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
China Medical University · TWChanghua Christian Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The case is reported of a patient with pulmonary and ocular tuberculosis presenting with blurred vision in both eyes. A 27-year-old well-nourished male nursing-home resident with a previous history of traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage was brought to the ophthalmological clinic due to progressively blurred vision. His best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400 in the right eye with only light perception in the left eye. Fundus examinations revealed retinal segmental periphlebitis and hemorrhagic retinitis in the right eye and dense vitreous hemorrhage in the left eye. The Mantoux test was negative; however, the results of an interferon gamma release assay were positive. Ocular tuberculosis was suspected. Although he had never had any respiratory symptoms, his chest radiograph and computed tomography scan showed a multiple centrilobular glandular and ground-glass appearance with air-space consoli dations and atelectasis in both lower lobes. Pulmonary tuberculosis was confirmed by a positive acid-fast stain of a bronchial alveolar lavage sample. A GEN-PROBE amplified

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interferon gamma release assayMantoux testMycobacterium tuberculosis complex direct testocular tuberculosispulmonary tuberculosis

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PMID29018695
PMCPMC5602137
OpenAlexW2065513743

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