Phlyctenular conjunctivitis: a rare association with spinal intramedullary tuberculoma

Aveg Bhandari; Heena Bhandari; Rakesh Shukla; Prithvi Giri

doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-202010

Phlyctenular conjunctivitis: a rare association with spinal intramedullary tuberculoma

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 18:2014:bcr2013202010. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202010.

Authors

Aveg Bhandari¹, Heena Bhandari, Rakesh Shukla, Prithvi Giri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Abstract

We present a case of a 33-year-old woman who presented with phlyctenular conjunctivitis while on treatment for spinal intramedullary tuberculosis. She was treated with topical steroids along with continuation of antitubercular therapy, and improved on this treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Ophthalmic
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
Adult
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
Bacterial Proteins / adverse effects
Conjunctivitis, Allergic / drug therapy*
Conjunctivitis, Allergic / etiology
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Delayed / drug therapy*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mycobacterium tuberculosis*
Spinal Cord Diseases / complications
Spinal Cord Diseases / drug therapy*
Tuberculoma / complications
Tuberculoma / drug therapy*
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / complications
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / drug therapy*

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Antitubercular Agents
Bacterial Proteins