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Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Fig. 4 | Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Fig. 4

From: An unusual presentation of intraocular tuberculosis in a monocular patient: clinicopathological correlation

Fig. 4

Hematoxylin and Eosin staining of the histopathological section revealed presence of multiple epitheloid cell granulomas surrounded by multinucleated giant cells with central caseous necrosis suggestive of tubercular (TB) etiology (a). Ziehl-Neelsen staining of the histopathological section shows the presence of acid-fast bacilli (red arrow) (b). Polymerase chain reaction conducted on the fluid aspirate from the enucleated eyeball was positive for two TB specific primers (IS6110 and MPT64) (c)

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