Good visual outcome of tuberculous chorioretinitis after ART initiation in a HIV-infected patient

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is an important cause of sight-threatening chorioretinitis in HIV-infected individuals living in M. tuberculosis endemic areas. We present a case of tuberculous chorioretinitis in a HIV-infected man after recent initiation of antiretroviral therapy in rural South...

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Published inInternational ophthalmology Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 1263 - 1265
Main Authors Schaftenaar, Erik, Meenken, Christina, Baarsma, G. Seerp, Verjans, Georges M. G. M., Peters, Remco P. H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2014
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Chorioretinitis - drug therapy
Chorioretinitis - microbiology
Fundus Oculi
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - complications
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ophthalmology
Photo Essay
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Ocular - drug therapy
Tuberculous chorioretinitis
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
South Africa
HIV
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Summary:Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is an important cause of sight-threatening chorioretinitis in HIV-infected individuals living in M. tuberculosis endemic areas. We present a case of tuberculous chorioretinitis in a HIV-infected man after recent initiation of antiretroviral therapy in rural South Africa, who had nearly complete resolution of clinical signs and symptoms after standard tuberculosis treatment. His presentation was most likely associated with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
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ISSN:0165-5701
1573-2630
DOI:10.1007/s10792-014-9997-6