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A Case Report of Tuberculous Chorioretinitis in a Lactating Mother

JANANI SREENIVASAN

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Tuberculosis is an airborne disease caused by infection with the acid-fast bacillus Mycobacterium  tuberculosis. Tuberculosis most commonly affects the lungs, but has many extrapulmonary manifestations, including  intraocular involvement. In the eye, Tuberculosis commonly presents as posterior uveitis. Here we present a case of    Tuberculous choroiditis in a lactating mother, who was treated with anti-tuberculous treatment. The lesion started resolving after one month of treatment initiation and almost resolved after completion of treatment.

 


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