Purpose: To report a patient presenting with unilateral xanthopsia who was diagnosed as having retinal vasculitis with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Design: A case report.
Methods: A 20-year-old man presented with xanthopsia in the right eye. Fundus examination revealed multiple retinal hemorrhages, vascular sheathing, and a yellowish retina.
Results: He was diagnosed as having retinal phlebitis with pulmonary tuberculosis by chest x-ray and computerized tomography scans and treated with anti-tuberculosis medications. After treatment, he described clearance of xanthopsia, and fundus examination also showed normal coloration.
Conclusions: Xanthopsia may be a sign of retinal vasculitis associated with tuberculosis. Ophthalmologists should suspect retinal vasculitis when patient complains of xanthopsia.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09273948.2010.530734 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
An update on the ocular manifestations of dengue.
Taiwan J Ophthalmol
January 2024
Asociados de Macula, Vitreo y Retina de Costa Rica, Primer Piso Torre Mercedes Paseo Colon, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Dengue is the most common arboviral disease. It is typically spread by the bite of an infected female or mosquitoes. Dengue is endemic in subtropical and tropical regions, but its geographic reach keeps expanding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNormal tension glaucoma as initial manifestation of Takayasu arteritis- an unknown entity.
Eur J Ophthalmol
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Objective: To report an unusual manifestation of normal tension glaucoma(NTG) in a young female as presenting feature of Takayasu arteritis (TA).
Methods: We present a case of a 24-year-old woman who was initially diagnosed with NTG, with characteristic optic disc and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) changes, and corresponding visual field defects. Further evaluation with CT angiography revealed that the patient had newly diagnosed TA.
Spectrum of Imaging Characteristics of Birdshot Chorioretinopathy.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR) is a bilateral, chronic posterior uveitis with characteristic clinical and imaging findings. Multimodal imaging including optical coherence tomography, fluorescein, and indocyanine green angiography is useful in diagnosis, as well as monitoring disease activity. Cystoid macular edema, choroidal thickening and infiltration, ellipsoid loss, and vasculitis are important imaging markers for disease activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUveitic macular oedema in ocular tuberculosis patients in a non-endemic country: characteristics, management, and visual Outcomes.
Eye (Lond)
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Objective: To describe clinical features, treatment strategies and visual acuity changes of eyes with uveitic macular oedema (UMO) in ocular tuberculosis (OTB) patients from a non-TB-endemic country.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted using a 10-year period registry of OTB patients diagnosed in Erasmus MC, Rotterdam. Longitudinal analysis of visual acuity trajectory in eyes with and without UMO was performed using linear mixed effect model.
Retinal Vascular Complications in Cocaine Abuse: A Case Report and a Literature Review.
J Clin Med
December 2024
Ophthalmology Unit, Head and Neck Department, Policlinico Umberto I University Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy.
This comprehensive review examines the ocular vascular complications of cocaine use, focusing on its effects on retinal vasculature and inflammation. A rare case of bilateral frosted branch angiitis (FBA) in a 48-year-old man with a history of intranasal cocaine abuse is presented as an illustrative example to stimulate discussion. The case highlights severe retinal ischemia and vascular sheathing, with no identifiable infectious or autoimmune cause, ultimately complicated by systemic vascular events.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!