A Case of Primary Conjunctival Tuberculosis.

Lee, Chang Hawn; Choi, Byung Gab; Seo, Sang Ho

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(1):278-282.
Published online January 1, 1999.

A Case of Primary Conjunctival Tuberculosis.

Chang Hawn Lee, Byung Gab Choi, Sang Ho Seo

Department of Ophthalmology, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital.

원발성 결막 결핵 1례

이창환(Chnag Hwan Lee),최병갑(Byung Gab Choi),서상호(Sang Ho Seo)

Abstract

Conjunctival tuberculosis is a very rare disease, but importance of tuberculosis in Korea is high. We experienced a 49 year-old female patient with a small mass like lesion at inferior fornix with conjunctivitis. We performed excisional biopsy. Biopsy result was conjunctival tuberculosis. So we searched other body tuberculosis focus, but, not found. we emphasize differential diagnosis chronic conjunctivitis and conjunctival tuberculosis. Brief clinical history and clinical findings will be presented with pictures of the pathology findings and some literatures will be reviewd.

Key Words: Conjunctiva;fornix;Tuberculosis