Tuberculous Subretinal Abscess in a Non-HIV Patient with Miliary Tuberculosis

Abstract

This case report describes the features of a tuberculous subretinal abscess in a non-HIV patient. It includes the characterization of the lesion with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and fundus autofluorescence examination. SD-OCT and autofluorescence imaging showed external retinal involvement during development of the tuberculous subretinal abscess. Patients with tuberculous lesions need a multidisciplinary approach, since the disease may involve any part of the body. In this case in particular, incidental findings at computed tomography scan led to the detection of this rare ocular manifestation of tuberculous disease.

Keywords

• Subretinal abscess
• Optical coherence tomography
• Fundus autofluorescence
• Miliary tuberculosis