Diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis
1 August 2018
| Nikolaos D Georgakarakos
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Ocular tuberculosis, chest X-ray, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assay (IGRA), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), tuberculin skin test
This review article provides an update on the methods diagnosing ocular tuberculosis (TB), the difficulties in making the diagnosis and makes recommendations to a more accurate diagnosis by combining the available diagnostic tests. Today ocular TB remains a presumptive clinical...