Tuberculous Orbital Abscess Associated with Thyroid Tuberculosis

PURPOSE: To report an unusual presentation of tuberculosis. CASE REPORT: A six-year old boy presented with left upper lid swelling of 15 days’ duration and an asymptomatic midline neck mass from 2 months ago. Imaging studies, and microbiologic tests which demonstrated acid-fast bacilli in the fine n...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Kumudini, Kanaujia, Vikas, Jain, Anu, Bains, Sukhdeep, Suman, Suvarna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ophthalmic Research Center 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3306106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22454737
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report an unusual presentation of tuberculosis. CASE REPORT: A six-year old boy presented with left upper lid swelling of 15 days’ duration and an asymptomatic midline neck mass from 2 months ago. Imaging studies, and microbiologic tests which demonstrated acid-fast bacilli in the fine needle aspirate of the thyroid mass, both confirmed a diagnosis of cold tuberculous thyroid abscess with presumed hematogenous spread to the orbit. The patient demonstrated marked improvement of both lesions with antitubercular drugs. CONCLUSION: This case illustrates a very rare association of orbital and thyroid tuberculosis.

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