Tuberculous scleritis in a young Asian Indian girl—a case presentation and literature review
Abstract Scleritis is the severe painful inflammation of the sclera, which can be infectious or non-infectious. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the common causes of infectious scleritis. TB, though endemic in countries like India, is rare in pediatric age group. We report a case of a 9-year-old female c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-019-0192-9 |