Ocular Tuberculosis - Uncommon Presentation in Pediatric Age

Abstract

Ocular tuberculosis is a clinical challenge due to heterogeneous presentation and difficulty in obtaining ocular samples for microbiology. The incidence is difficult to specify because it is almost exclusively a presumptive diagnosis based on epidemiology and concordant ophthalmologic and systemic findings. The need for a high rate of clinical suspicion and the consequent delay in diagnosis is often responsible for advanced clinical presentations that require a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach. Thus, early onset of therapy is essential to suppress ocular inflammation and prevent progressive and irreversible damage.