Abstract
Snow banking is usually a term coined to describe the accumulation of vitreous exudates over the pars plana and the peripheral retina in pars planitis. Snow banking is very rare in tubercular intermediate uveitis. A 32-year-old male was diagnosed to have intermediate uveitis due to tubercular etiology in the right eye. Laboratory investigations include an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, positive Mantoux test, and computed tomography thorax showing mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Transbronchial needle aspiration of the lymph nodes showed chronic granulomatous inflammation with caseation. There were no recurrences following antitubercular therapy (ATT). This case report highlights the unique finding of snow banking in tubercular uveitis and course following treatment with ATT.
Highlights
Snow banking is usually a term coined to describe the accumulation of white or cream vitreous exudates over the pars plana and the peripheral retina in pars planitis
We report an interesting finding of snow banking in tubercular intermediate uveitis and the response to antitubercular therapy (ATT)
Intermediate uveitis is generally believed to be autoimmune in nature, and snow banking is an important clinical sign of intermediate uveitis [1-3]
Summary
Background Snow banking is usually a term coined to describe the accumulation of white or cream vitreous exudates over the pars plana and the peripheral retina in pars planitis. Snow banking is very rare in tubercular intermediate uveitis. We report an interesting finding of snow banking in tubercular intermediate uveitis and the response to antitubercular therapy (ATT).
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