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Year : 2018 | Volume
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Quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis of serpiginous choroiditis with biopsy-proven testicular tuberculosis
Abhinav Dhami1, Ranju Kharel (Sitaula)2, Jyotirmay Biswas3
1 Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 2 B. P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal 3 Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Abhinav Dhami Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, No 18, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_764_17
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We report a case of a 47-year-old male patient presenting with diminution of vision in the left eye. The left eye fundus showed yellowish lesions with indistinct geographical margin extending over the posterior pole just abutting the macula, suggestive of diffuse choroiditis. The patient gave a history of testicular swelling for the past 2 years. Aqueous tap for polymerase chain reaction analysis was positive for IS6110 mycobacterial tuberculosis (TB) genome, and a biopsy of testicular sac was suggestive of tubercular epididymitis. A diagnosis of TB-multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis was established and was managed with anti-tubercular therapy and systemic steroids.
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