Kalpana Babu, Jyotirmay Biswas, Manisha Agarwal, Padmamalini Mahendradas, Reema Bansal, S R Rathinam, Soumyava Basu, Sudha K Ganesh, Vinaya Kumar Konana, Rajesh Vedhanayaki, Mariamma Philips, Tripti Choudhary
Ocular immunology and inflammation 2022 Jan 02To look at markers to differentiate ocular sarcoidosis from ocular tuberculosis in a high TB endemic population. Retrospective multicenter study involving seven tertiary eyecare centers in India between July 2016 to December 2016. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were retrieved from respective hospital databases. Group A included biopsy-proven ocular sarcoidosis while group B included ocular tuberculosis. Data from 2726 consecutive patients with uveitis were retrieved from the databases. Group A had 61 cases while group B included 307 cases. The mean age in group A was 43 ± 16.55 years while in group B was 38 ± 13.13 years. Females were more common in group A. Uveitis with low Schirmer test (OR-30, CI-95%), candlewax retinal vasculitis (OR-8.69, CI-95%), hilar lymphadenopathy (OR-15.23, CI-95%), fissural nodules (OR-39.11, CI-95%) had higher odds of having ocular sarcoidosis. Presence of dry eye, candlewax retinal vasculitis, hilar lymphadenopathy, and fissural nodules if present in a patient with uveitis, could help differentiate ocular sarcoidosis from ocular tuberculosis in a high TB endemic population.
Kalpana Babu, Jyotirmay Biswas, Manisha Agarwal, Padmamalini Mahendradas, Reema Bansal, S R Rathinam, Soumyava Basu, Sudha K Ganesh, Vinaya Kumar Konana, Rajesh Vedhanayaki, Mariamma Philips, Tripti Choudhary. Diagnostic Markers in Ocular Sarcoidosis in A High TB Endemic Population - A Multicentre Study. Ocular immunology and inflammation. 2022 Jan 02;30(1):163-167
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