Tuberculous choroidal granuloma in an HIV-positive patient

Int J STD AIDS. 2012 May;23(5):379-80. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009148.

Abstract

We report a case of a 34-year-old HIV-positive patient undergoing treatment for pulmonary and lymph node Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, who developed loss of vision secondary to a tuberculous choroidal granuloma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blindness / etiology
  • Choroid Diseases / complications
  • Choroid Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Choroid Diseases / pathology*
  • Granuloma / complications
  • Granuloma / pathology*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Tuberculosis, Ocular / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Ocular / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Ocular / pathology*