Table 1 Salient features of clinical presentations in our series
From: Orbital and adnexal tuberculosis: a case series from a South Indian population
Case | Age/sex | Presentation | Systemic disease | Biopsy | ESR | CXR | Mantoux | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 years/F | Osteomyelitis | Supraclavicular and arm fistula scars -h/o incomplete ATT | PCR positive for MTB, AFB negative; chronic granulomatous inflammation with caseation | Increased (60 mm/h) | Normal | Positive | 2nd-line ATT |
2 | 40 years/F | Dacryoadenitis | None | Chronic granulomatous inflammation with caseation; PCR and AFB negative | Normal (14 mm/h) | Normal | Positive | 1st-line ATT |
3 | 56 years/F | Dacryoadenitis | None | Chronic granulomatous inflammation with caseation; PCR and AFB negative | Marginal increase (20 mm/h) | Normal | Positive | 1st-line ATT |
4 | 39 years/F | Periostitis | None | Chronic granulomatous inflammation with caseation; AFB positive | Increased (40 mm/h) | Normal | Positive | 1st-line ATT |
5 | 28 years/M | Periostitis | None | Chronic granulomatous inflammation with caseation; AFB negative, PCR positive for MTB | Increased (42 mm/h) | Normal | Positive | 1st-line ATT |
6 | 50 years/F | Skin ulcer adnexal tuberculosis | None | Chronic granulomatous inflammation with caseation; AFB positive | Increased (40 mm/h) | Normal | Positive | 1st-line ATT |