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ArticleInternational journal of retina and vitreous2022

White dot syndrome in a patient with presumed ocular tuberculosis: a case report.

Zaira Fernanda Martinho Nicolau, Diego Lisboa Araújo, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Vinicius Campos Bergamo, Rodrigo Luz Meirelles, Octaviano Magalhães Júnior

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Article in International journal of retina and vitreous, 2022. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Presumed Ocular tuberculosis masquerading as autoimmune retinopathy.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zaira Fernanda Martinho NicolauDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina-São Paulo (SP), Botucatu st., 806. Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil. zairanicolau@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-2345
Diego Lisboa AraújoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina-São Paulo (SP), Botucatu st., 806. Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil.
Luis Filipe NakayamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina-São Paulo (SP), Botucatu st., 806. Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil.
Vinicius Campos BergamoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina-São Paulo (SP), Botucatu st., 806. Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil.
Rodrigo Luz MeirellesDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina-São Paulo (SP), Botucatu st., 806. Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil.
Octaviano Magalhães JúniorDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina-São Paulo (SP), Botucatu st., 806. Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis manuscript describes a case of a patient with presumed ocular tuberculosis masquerading as multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: A 32-year-old male patient presented with a complaint of reduced visual acuity in the left eye. Retinal fundus exam of the left eye revealed gray-whitish deep lesions predominantly nasal to the optic disc. The lesions were more clearly identifiable on fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging, fluorescein angiography (FA) and en face optical coherence tomography (OCT). FA also indicated retinal vasculitis and papillitis. Swept-source OCT B-scan demonstrated loss of the ellipsoid layer in the regions corresponding to the lesions detected by FAF. A positive tuberculin skin test (TST) confirmed presumed tuberculosis, and a related WDS diagnosis was made. Specific antituberculosis therapy was instituted with favorable anatomical recovery and visual outcome.

conclusionMultiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) may be manifestation of presumed ocular tuberculosis, and multimodal retinal exams can provide a better understanding of atypical diseases and their follow-up.

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Multiple evanescent white dot syndromeTuberculosisWhite dot syndrome

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PMCPMC8981752
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