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Pictorial essay: Orbital tuberculosis
Tuberculosis of the orbit is rare, even in places where tuberculosis is endemic. The disease may involve soft tissue, the lacrimal gland, or the periosteum or bones of the orbital wall. Intracranial extension, in the form of extradural abscess, and infratemporal fossa extension has been described. T...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2844753/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20351984 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.59744 |
| Sumario: | Tuberculosis of the orbit is rare, even in places where tuberculosis is endemic. The disease may involve soft tissue, the lacrimal gland, or the periosteum or bones of the orbital wall. Intracranial extension, in the form of extradural abscess, and infratemporal fossa extension has been described. This pictorial essay illustrates the imaging findings of nine histopathologically confirmed cases of orbital tuberculosis. All these patients responded to antituberculous treatment. |
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