Retinal Vasculitis in the Setting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Exposure: Clinical Course and Management of Three Cases
The cases demonstrate the potential diagnostic and management variability created by the overlapping features of Eales disease and TRV. All 3 cases had some form of positive mTB testing (radiologic, immunologic, or both) and received different ATT regimens. Case 1 was labeled Eales disease, and cases 2 and 3 were labeled TRV. All 3 had favorable outcomes but only with control of the inflammation and neovascular complications. Recent consensus guidelines now provide guidance on ATT initiation in cases of TRV.
Authors
- Lauren Kiryakoza
- Thomas A. Albini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2199-9047)
- Maria Paula Fernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-5282)
- Harry W. Flynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9990-7467)
- Jesse D. Sengillo
- Avinash Pathengay
Institutions
- L V Prasad Eye Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000542075
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- National Institutes of Health