A total of 1766 cases of ocular TB were reported in the US between 1993 and 2019 (annual average, 65 cases). Despite a decrease in other reported extrapulmonary TB cases, the number of ocular TB ...

Tuberculosis involves the eye in approximately 1.5% of patients with confirmed systemic tuberculosis, 68,69 and in these patients, the most common eye findings are multifocal choroiditis, a ...

Additionally, ocular TB is a great masquerader with a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms on presentation, which adds to the challenging nature of making such a diagnosis.

Discussion Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that poses a serious global health issue. It can affect multiple organs in the body, including the eye.

About 67,603 tuberculosis patients are currently on treatment in nine states as of March 31, according to Programme Manager, State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control, Dr Ibrahim Umar ...

By Samuel Wat Natasha MacDonald says Quebec isn't treating TB in Nunavik with the same urgency as elsewhere in the province. Nunavik is on track to set another record number of tuberculosis cases ...