Publication date: Oct 14, 2024
Orbital tuberculosis is a rare form of extra pulmonary TB and may arise either by hematogenous route or spread directly from the paranasal sinus. We herein report two cases of orbital TB with a vision threatening complication. Case-1 is a 31-year-old female with a headache, a diminution of vision in the right eye, and pain in ocular movement. On examination, there was no proptosis with RAPD present in right eye and tenderness on palpation. CEMRI revealed a diffuse infiltrating lesion at the orbital apex, suggesting of inflammatory pathology. Case-2 is a 40-year-old male with similar complaints in the left eye, CECT showed edema and swelling in the optic nerve and extraocular muscle of the left eye. A detailed investigation was done, and a diagnosis of orbital tuberculosis was made in both patients. They were started on ATT and oral steroids but lost follow-up initially and due to delayed treatment, it led to irreversible vision loss. A long-term follow-up showed resolution of ocular symptoms with occasional headaches.
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Extraocular | Orbital apex syndrome |
| Headaches | Orbital TB |
| Old | Tuberculous |
| Ophthalmic | |
| Tuberculosis |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | tuberculosis |
| pathway | KEGG | Tuberculosis |
| disease | MESH | proptosis |
| disease | MESH | edema |
| drug | DRUGBANK | 5-amino-1 3 4-thiadiazole-2-thiol |
| disease | MESH | delayed treatment |
| disease | MESH | syndrome |