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ArticleCureus2022

Infectious Sclerouveitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Probable Case of Simultaneous Ocular Tuberculosis and Toxoplasmosis.

Wen K Chong, Karen Khoo Kah Kuen, Lam Mun-Wei, Abdul-Salim Ismail, Azhany Yaakub

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wen K ChongDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, MYS.
Karen Khoo Kah KuenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Georgetown, MYS.
Lam Mun-WeiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Georgetown, MYS.
Abdul-Salim IsmailDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Georgetown, MYS.
Azhany YaakubDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, MYS.
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYHospital Pulau Pinang · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Simultaneous infections of tuberculosis and toxoplasmosis are uncommon in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of a 30-year-old male who presented with right eye redness and blurring of vision for one month. The visual acuities were hand movement and Snellen 20/30 in the right and left eyes, respectively. Panuveitis and scleritis were found in the right eye, together with dense vitritis and a large choroidal lesion that extended from the inferonasal to the superotemporal quadrants. B-scan ultrasonography of the right eye showed a choroidal detachment with scleral thickening and subtenon fluid. His IgM anti-Toxoplasma antibody was detected, and his QuantiFERON Gold testing was positive. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the orbit revealed an enhancing intraocular mass at the lateral and inferior aspects of the right globe. The diagnosis of right eye sclerouveitis with presumed tuberculosis and toxoplasmosis co-infections was made. He was treated with a course of oral azithromycin and anti-tubercular therapy along with systemic prednisolone and a topical steroid. The treatment reduced the inflammation; however, the patient suffered from a sequela of chronic uveitis with prolonged hypotony. Medical treatment alone may be insufficient in treating severe infective sclerouveitis, hence surgical intervention might be warranted to provide favorable clinical outcomes.

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immunocompetentocular toxoplasmosisocular tuberculosispanuveitissclerouveitis

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