ocular involvement as the main manifestation of tuberculosis infection in a fifty-six-year old woman: a case report

tuberculosis is an infection which may influence many organs while ocular tuberculosis (tb) is amongst the rarest infectious diseases with no sign of systemic disease. a fifty-six-year- old female with complaint of gradual loss of visual acuity, weight loss, night sweats and purulent discharge from medial canthus and non-productive coughs. in general, tuberculosis in endemic areas, even the rare complications or symptoms, must be considered in differential diagnosis. ocular tb is also not an exception as the definite diagnosis is almost impossible.