Classification of intraocular tuberculosis

A Gupta, A Sharma, R Bansal… - Ocular immunology and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Tuberculosis in the TB endemic countries commonly manifests in the eye as tuberculous
uveitis. There is a wide spectrum of the clinical manifestations of intraocular tuberculosis …

Clinics of ocular tuberculosis: a review

BK Betzler, V Gupta, R Agrawal - Clinical & Experimental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ocular tuberculosis (OTB) is an extrapulmonary mycobacterial infection, which still sees
variations in incidence, manifestations, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. While the …

Clinical manifestations of patients with intraocular inflammation and positive QuantiFERON–TB gold in-tube test in a country nonendemic for tuberculosis

RLD Nora, MEJ Van Velthoven… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate clinical manifestations of patients with uveitis and scleritis of unknown
origin and positive QuantiFERON–TB Gold In-Tube test (quantiferon) in a country not …

Ocular tuberculosis—a clinical conundrum

C Lee, R Agrawal, C Pavesio - Ocular immunology and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 5.8 million newly diagnosed cases of
tuberculosis and 8.7 million people who were ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2011. 1 …

Clinical and multimodal imaging clues in differentiating between tuberculomas and sarcoid choroidal granulomas

A Agarwal, K Aggarwal, F Pichi, T Meng… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare the differences among clinical, demographic, and multimodal imaging
features of choroidal granulomas associated with tuberculosis and sarcoidosis. Design …

Patterns of uveitis at the Apex Institute for Eye Care in India: results from a prospectively enrolled patient data base (2011–2013)

P Venkatesh, V Gogia, B Shah, S Gupta… - International …, 2016 - Springer
The purpose of the study was to identify the clinical and etiological profile of uveitis at the
apex institute for eye care in India. This is a prospective, prevalence study. 980 consecutive …

[HTML][HTML] Immunological tests and their interpretation in uveitis

SR Rathinam, I Tugal-Tutkun, M Agarwal… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Uveitis is a complex disorder including both infectious and non-infectious etiologies. Clinical
diagnosis is a challenge because many diseases share common clinical signs. Laboratory …

Prospective head-to-head study comparing 2 commercial interferon gamma release assays for the diagnosis of tuberculous uveitis

M Ang, WL Wong, SY Kiew, X Li, SP Chee - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To perform a head-to-head comparison of 2 commercially available interferon-
gamma release assays, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (Cellestis, Chadstone, Victoria …

Update on immunological test (Quantiferon-TB Gold) contribution in the management of tuberculosis-related ocular inflammation

S Trad, B Bodaghi, D Saadoun - Ocular Immunology and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To clarify interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) contributions to intraocular
tuberculosis management, according to related TB endemic prevalence. Methods: Despite …

Review of results of QuantiFERON TB Gold test in presumed ocular tuberculosis in a South Indian patient population

K Babu, SS Bhat, M Philips… - Ocular Immunology and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To review the results of QuantiFERON TB gold (QFT-G) in our patient population of
presumed ocular tuberculosis and the effect of antitubercular therapy (ATT) on the QFT-G …