American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports (Jun 2022)

Unique case of presumed ocular tuberculosis presenting as bilateral pseudoretinitis pigmentosa

  • Isabela Martins Melo,
  • Renata Caroline Ferreira Gomes,
  • Alexandre Amaral Yung

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26
p. 101412

Abstract

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Ocular tuberculosis is often a challenging diagnosis with extremely diverse clinical manifestations and, most times, impractical bacilli isolation. Here we describe an unprecedented case of presumed ocular tuberculosis presenting with bilateral pseudoretinitis pigmentosa and retinal vasculitis.

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