TUBERCULOUS CHOROIDITIS IN PATIENT WITH VOGT-KOYANAGI-HARADA DISEASE.

Publication Date

2018

Journal Title

Retin Cases Brief Rep

Abstract

To describe a novel case of intraocular tuberculosis (TB) arising in a patient undergoing treatment for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, and to highlight the use of spectral domain optical coherence tomography for helping confirm the diagnosis and monitor treatment response.Case report of a patient with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease on prednisone, with acute clinical changes suspicious for bilateral tuberculous choroiditis. Spectral optical coherence tomography, fundus photography, and B-scan ultrasonography were all used to capture the acute lesions, and to monitor their responses after initiation of anti-TB therapy.New subretinal lesions arose bilaterally, as characterized by spectral domain optical coherence tomography, and appeared to regress after a first round of anti-TB therapy, thereby helping confirm the presumed diagnosis of intraocular TB. A new peripheral choroidal lesion arose shortly after temporary cessation of antimicrobial treatment, and again regressed once four-drug therapy was instituted, with no recurrent lesions thereafter.The use of multimodal imaging was instrumental in the management of a rare case of intraocular TB arising in the setting of underlying Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.

Document Type

Article

Status

Faculty, Northwell Researcher, Northwell Resident

Facility

School of Medicine; Northwell Health

Primary Department

Rheumatology

Additional Departments

Ophthalmology

PMID

30074567

DOI

10.1097/icb.0000000000000791

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