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Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as bilateral neuro-retinitis.

Anton-Vazquez, V; Parthasarathi, P; Grimaldi, G; Dhanes, T; Rees, A; Singh, M; Macallan, D; Arias, M (2022) Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as bilateral neuro-retinitis. J Travel Med, 29 (4). taab165. ISSN 1708-8305 https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taab165
SGUL Authors: Macallan, Derek Clive

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Abstract

Disseminated tuberculosis presenting with intraocular involvement is a rare condition which can lead to profound visual loss if misdiagnosed. We report a case of a 24-year-old Nepalese male with disseminated tuberculosis who presented primarily with bilateral vision loss.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Travel Medicine following peer review. The version of record Vanesa Anton-Vazquez, MD (Res), MD, Padmini Parthasarathi, MD, Gabriela Grimaldi, MD, Thomas Dhanes, MD, Angela Rees, MD, Manuraj Singh, MD, Derek Macallan, PhD, MD, Mauricio Arias, PhD, MD, Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as bilateral neuro-retinitis, Journal of Travel Medicine, Volume 29, Issue 4, May 2022, taab165 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taab165
Keywords: TB, disseminated tuberculosis, necrotising granuloma, neuro-retinitis, tuberculosis, TB, disseminated tuberculosis, necrotising granuloma, neuro-retinitis, tuberculosis, Tropical Medicine, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1506 Tourism
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Infection and Immunity Research Institute (INII)
Journal or Publication Title: J Travel Med
ISSN: 1708-8305
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
May 2022Published
15 October 2021Published Online
7 October 2021Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
PubMed ID: 34652442
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/113952
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taab165

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