TB Research

One Case of Direct Evidence’s peripheral ulcerative keratitis with Tuberculosis

Yajie Gong, Keke Huang, Jun Huang, Shuang Wang

Research Square · 2024-01

Abstract

Abstract Compared with intraocular tuberculosis (TB), ocular tuberculosis (OTB) with ocular surface involvement is rare. Corneal involvement in OTB can be characterized by interstitial keratitis or peripheral ulcer-ative keratitis(PUK). We report a case of PUK with direct basis as the sign of tuberculosis. The corneal ulcer scraping was performed and mycobacterium TB DNA polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was positive.After a month of oral anti tuberculosis treatment, the corneal ulcer was completely controlled.

MeSH terms

  • Keratitis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Medicine
  • Ocular tuberculosis
  • Polymerase chain reaction
  • Peripheral
  • Dermatology
  • Corneal ulceration
  • Pathology