Tuberculosis Uveitis Associated With Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in an Otherwise Healthy Patient

  • Hossein Aghaei
  • Acieh Es'haghi
  • Sanam Alilou
  • Shirin Rafatnia
Keywords: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia; Tuberculosis; Uveitis

Abstract

We describe a 34-year-old woman with isolated tuberculosis (TB) uveitis who had unsuccessful resolution of her ocular surface squamous neoplasia after multiple shave excisions with a positive purified protein derivative (PPD) test and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs) proven tuberculosis. She was managed with wide local excision of the lesion. Histopathology confirmed conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade II. Topical interferon alpha-2b (4 times daily) and anti-tuberculous therapy was planned for her, and there was no sign of recurrence of the lesion at six months follow-up.

Published
2021-03-01
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