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Tuberculosis
Report summarizes tuberculosis study findings from Afyon Kocatepe University
June 23rd, 2009
According to recent research from Afyon, Turkey, "In recent years, tuberculosis has re-emerged as a serious public health problem, raising the possibility that tuberculous eye disease may also have become more prevalent. Ocular tuberculosis usually occurs in apparently healthy individuals." "It is rarely observed in patients with active pulmonary disease. An eight-year-old boy was admitted to our department because of chronic granulomatous anterior uveitis on his left eye. His medical history was unremarkable. There were no systemic symptoms of tuberculosis. He had a positive purified protein derivative test reaction. In our case, the diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-23)
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