Multifocal serpiginous-like choroiditis revealing mediastinal lymph node tuberculosis
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Treatment Results in Serpiginous Choroiditis and Multifocal Serpiginoid Choroiditis Associated with Latent Tuberculosis
OBJECTIVES To compare the results of systemic antitubercular therapy (ATT) and immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) in patients with serpiginous choroiditis (SC) or multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis (MSC). MATERIALS AND METHODS The clinical records of 28 patients with SC and MSC were reviewed. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the treatment applied. Group 1 included 12 patients with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ophthalmology Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2450-9930
DOI: 10.5603/oj.2020.0029