Disease Presentation

Fungal Corneal Ulcers Reported in Woman with TB

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 13th, 1995

Researchers from India report an unusual case of spontaneous bilateral fungal corneal ulcers occurring in a woman with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).

The 27-year-old patient presented with bilateral diminution of vision. There was no history of ocular trauma, intravenous drug usage, diabetes, or chronic topical or systemic antibiotic or steroid therapy ("Bilateral Fungal Corneal Ulcers with Pulmonary TB," Annals of Ophthalmology," November/December 1994;26(6):253-254).

The patient received antituberculous chemotherapy (isoniazid, rifampin and ethambutol) for chronic cough with sputum and fever 20 days before the onset of the ocular problems. She was...

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