Recurrent Tubercular Episcleritis

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep 25;28(2):140-142. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.326666. eCollection 2021 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Ocular tuberculosis (TB) is one of the extrapulmonary manifestations of mycobacterium TB. Episcleritis is a rare entity that may affect patients in endemic areas of TB. In this paper, we report a case of presumed recurrent episcleritis attributed to TB. TB should be kept as a possible cause of recurrent simple episcleritis upon encountering patients with endemic backgrounds to prevent the complication sequalae and halt recurrence.

Keywords: Episcleritis; Saudi Arabia; tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis*
  • Recurrence
  • Scleritis* / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Ocular* / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Ocular* / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Ocular* / drug therapy