J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1999 Jan;40(1):278-282.
A Case of Primary Conjunctival Tuberculosis
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital.
Abstract
- Conjunctival tuberculosis is a very rare disease, but importance of tuberculosis in Korea is high. We experienced a 49 year-old female patient with a small mass like lesion at inferior fornix with conjunctivitis. We performed excisional biopsy. Biopsy result was conjunctival tuberculosis. So we searched other body tuberculosis focus, but, not found. we emphasize differential diagnosis chronic conjunctivitis and conjunctival tuberculosis. Brief clinical history and clinical findings will be presented with pictures of the pathology findings and some literatures will be reviewd.
