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Chronic Ulcerative Eyelid Lesion: A Rare Manifestation of Tuberculosis

Anuj Taneja, DNB Senior Resident, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, Delhi 110017, India. , Anuj Taneja

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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 4(1):p 46-48, January - March 2018. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.4118.8

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Any organ system in the body can be affected by tuberculosis. While pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common presentation, extrapulmonary tuberculosis including ocular tuberculosis is also an important clinical problem. Most commonly, ocular tuberculosis presents as anterior uveitis or choroiditis which is caused either by hematogenous infection or hypersensitivity after another organ infection. Eyelid involvement by tuberculosis is mostly secondary to orbital tuberculosis and often presents as a draining sinus. Isolated eyelid tuberculosis is however uncommon. We present the case of a 6 year old female with eyelid tuberculosis presenting as chronic non healing skin ulcer.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis; Orbital Tuberculosis; Ocular Tuberculosis; Eyelid Tuberculosis. 

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