Pattern of Recurrent Inflammation following Anti-tubercular Therapy for Ocular Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis
anti-tubercular therapy
recurrence
treatment
uveitis
Journal
Ocular immunology and inflammation
ISSN: 1744-5078
Titre abrégé: Ocul Immunol Inflamm
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9312169
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Jan 2022
02 Jan 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
10
7
2020
medline:
17
3
2022
entrez:
10
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate recurrence patterns following anti-tubercular therapy (ATT) in different anatomical presentations of ocular tuberculosis (OTB). Retrospective analysis of clinically diagnosed OTB patients divided anatomically into groups A (anterior + intermediate uveitis) and B (posterior + panuveitis). Recurrence was defined as reappearance of intraocular inflammation in a quiescent eye following completion of at least 6-months ATT. Anatomical sites of recurrence were compared to that of presentation. No significant difference in post-ATT recurrent inflammation was noted between groups A (14.29%, 4/28) and B (8.59%,11/128) ( Anterior and intermediate uveitis, though uncommon at presentation, are relatively more common during post-ATT recurrences in OTB.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32644846
doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1772838
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antitubercular Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM