Orbital and Eye Lid Tuberculosis
Keywords:
Orbital tuberculosis, eye lid tuberculosis,, mycobacterium tuberculosis, anti tuberculous treatment.Abstract
Tuberculosis of eye lid and orbit is uncommon even in endemic countries of Asia. We report a case of
25 year old patient presented with a sinus above the left orbital crease and growth on bulbar aspect of
upper eye lid. She also had a cold paraspinal abscess. It was associated with systemic symptoms of
weight loss, evening pyrexia and weight loss. Her evaluation and FNAC confirmed the diagnosis and
she received anti tuberculous treatment with improvement in six weeks. The co- existence of orbital
and lid tuberculosis has not been reported before
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