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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 128-130 |
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Orbital tuberculosis manifesting as proptosis in an immunocompromised host
Shashank Banait1, Jyoti Jain2, PH Parihar3, Vikas Karwassara2
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Radiology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Jyoti Jain
Department of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi institute of medical sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra - 442 102
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.102129
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Orbital tuberculosis is an extremely rare, potentially devastating state, when not effectively treated, can lead to grave sequelae. Proptosis can be the result of primary orbital pathology or systemic disease processes. (1, 2) Thyroid ophthalmopathy being commonest cause of proptosis .It can also be a manifestation of, diseases involving various structures of orbit and of superior orbital fissure or cavernous sinus. A case of orbital tubercular abscess presenting with proptosis and blindness in a young male 27 years is reported. Clinicians should suspect rare causes in an immuno- compromised host .(2, 3) The failure to diagnose these conditions can lead to unintended sequelae.
Key Message: The patient who presents with proptosis must be evaluated to ascertain the causation. Preservation of vision is of paramount importance. On follow-up patients should be monitored for complications and remedied. |
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