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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID 79721
Country China
Category Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type Case Report
Article Title Diagnosis of tuberculous uveitis by macrogenome of intraocular fluid: A case report and review of literature
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Yan-Kun Zhang, Yan Guan, Juan Zhao and Li-Fei Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Medical Science Research Project of Hebei Province 20191029
Corresponding Author Li-Fei Wang, N/A, Chief Physician, Doctor, Department of Ophthalmology, Hebei Eye Hospital, No. 399, Quanbei East Street, Xingtai 050010, Hebei Province, China. 928246030@qq.com
Key Words Tuberculous uveitis; Metagenomic next-generation sequencing; Xpert; Case report
Core Tip Tuberculous uveitis caused by tuberculosis infection factors is common, but tuberculous uveitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be found in the intraocular fluid is rare. This article describes a 24-year-old pregnant patient who was diagnosed with tuberculosis Xpert and ophthalmologic multimodal imaging after 2 mo of anti-tuberculosis treatment and cesarean delivery of a healthy baby boy. Detection of intraocular infections by second-generation genetics. After systemic treatment, the vision was recovered.
Citation Zhang YK, Guan Y, Zhao J, Wang LF. Diagnosis of tuberculous uveitis by macrogenome of intraocular fluid: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(14): 3248-3255
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ISSN 2307-8960 (online)
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