Clinical and laboratory features of PCR-confirmed periocular tuberculosis in China

Clinical and laboratory features of PCR-confirmed periocular tuberculosis in China

Experts lack knowledge of periocular tuberculosis (TB) in China. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) shows advantages in diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB. Our study aims to explore the clinical and laboratory features of PCR-confirmed periocular TB. We retrospectively reviewed medical records of pr...

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Main Authors: Rui-Qi Ma, Lu Gan, Ying-Wen Bi, Yi-Fei Yuan, Hui Ren, Jiang Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
periocular tuberculosis
nested polymerase chain reaction
acid-fast bacilli staining
caseous necrosis
lymphocyte
Langhans giant cell
Online Access:http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2018/11/20181120.pdf

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