Conjunctival Tuberculosis : A Case Report

Thawat Tantisarasart M.D.*
Somchai wongbunterng M.D.*
*Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University. Hat-Yal, Songkhla 90112. Thailand.

Abstract Extrapulmonary tuberculosis has various manifestations, of which conjunctival tuberculosis is a rare one. We report a case of conjunctival tuberculosis who presented with chronic conjunctivi tis.

It was possible to make the diagnosis by physical examination and other laboratory investigations such as chest x-ray, acid fast stain, culture and biopsy of conjunctiva. This patient had a favorable response with antituberculous drugs, and neither side effect nor complication was found during the course of treatment.