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Table 1 Clinical ocular details of patients in groups 1 and 2 who underwent multi-targeted PCR analysis

From: Novel multi-targeted polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of presumed tubercular uveitis

Patient no.

Group 1

Group 2

 

Diagnosis

Clinical signs

Diagnosis

Clinical signs

1

RE serpiginous-like choroiditis

Serpiginous-like choroiditis

RE phacoantigenic uveitis

AC cells ++, flare ++, retained lens cortical matter

2

LE choroidal granuloma

AC cells +, vitreous cells ++, choroidal granuloma

RE postoperative endophthalmitis

Hypopyon, fibrin, vitreous exudates

3

BE retinal vasculitis

RE vitreous cells ++, rhegmatogenous RD; LE vitreous hemorrhage

BE intermediate uveitis

Vitreous cells ++, snowballs ++, CME ++

4

RE iris granuloma

Iris granuloma, AC cells ++, flare +

RE endogenous endophthalmitis

AC cells ++, flare +, vitreous cells +++, exudates ++

5

LE retinal vasculitis

Retinal vasculitis, vitreous hemorrhage, tractional RD

RE toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis

Vitreous cells ++, retinochoroiditis

6

BE chronic anterior uveitis

Cells ++, flare ++, complicated cataract, seclusiopupillae

LE posttraumatic endophthalmitis

Hypopyon, flare +++, cataract, vitreous exudates ++

7

RE intermediate uveitis

Vitreous cells +++, snowballs

-

-

8

BE panuveitis

RE AC cells ++, flare ++, seclusiopupillae, rhegmatogenous RD; LE AC cells +, vitreous cells ++, snowballs ++, CME +

-

-

9

BE retinal vasculitis

Vitreous cells +++, vasculitis

-

-

  1. RE, right eye; LE, left eye; BE, both eyes; AC, anterior chamber; RD, retinal detachment; CME, cystoid macular edema.