Tuberculosis of Conjunctiva of Right Eye

Primary tuberculosis of the conjunctiva.

THE response evoked by the tuberculous infection of a tissue has been classically divided into two forms: the progressive childhood (primary) type and the adult (secondary) type. In the child, tuberculous infection of the lung causes a small circumscribed caseous and often calcifying lesion in any part of the lung, and there is prominent involvement of the regional lymph nodes. In contrast, the...

Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Lower Eye Fornix and Conjunctiva in a Child

Primary tuberculosis of the conjunctiva treated with streptomycin and P.A.S.

PRIMARY tuberculosis of the conjunctiva is a rare condition, the existence of which was for long open to question. It has, however, now been shown that the disease can be produced experimentally (Igersheimer, 1922) and later reports have established its clinical occurrence. (Blevgad, 1933; Bruce and Locatcher-Khorazo, 1947). Since the advent of antibiotics, there have been several reports of ca...

PSEUDOANEURYSM OF RIGHT VENTRICLE DUE TO LOCALIZED TUBERCULOSIS OF MYOCARDIUM: A CASE REPORT

A 5-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital with chest pain, fever and dyspnea. Physical examination showed normal heart sounds, diminished pulmonary sounds in the left hemithorax and a normal ECG. On chest X-ray the heart was slightly enlarged with moderate left pleural effusion. CT scan revealed pleural effusion and a hypodense mass at the apex of the heart. A cystic mass was detected...

Right eye pain

An 18-year-old man presented with severe right eyeball pain after an accidental injury via a compressed air tube. Severe eyeball pain along with tearing and photophobia were noted immediately after the compressed air injury. Ophthalmic examinations showed conjunctival injections (Fig. 1) without obvious corneal wound, foreign materials or increase in intraocular pressure (IOP). Orbital computed...