Primary conjunctival tuberculosis in two middle-aged women
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Primary Conjunctival Tuberculosis
A 12-year-old girl was referred to our clinic because of unilateral conjunctivitis not responding to treatment. In the left eye, lower bulbar and tarsal conjunctiva had a polypoidal appearance due to micronodules and there was a subconjunctival nodular mass in the inferior fornix. Systemic examination was unremarkable except for a left preauricular lymphadenopathy. Excision biopsy of the subcon...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2222-3959,2227-4898
DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2020.01.25