Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction: paradoxical worsening of tuberculosis chorioretinitis following initiation of antituberculous therapy

Eye (Lond). 2009 Jun;23(6):1472-3. doi: 10.1038/eye.2008.204. Epub 2008 Jul 4.

Authors

C M G Cheung, S P Chee

PMID: 18600241
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.204

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Antitubercular Agents / adverse effects*
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Chorioretinitis / drug therapy
Chorioretinitis / microbiology*
Disease Progression
Female
Fever / etiology
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / drug therapy*
Tuberculosis, Ocular / drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Ocular / microbiology*

Substances

Antitubercular Agents
Glucocorticoids
Prednisolone