Association of tuberculosis with vasculitis retinae.

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dc.contributor.authorHabibullah, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorUddin, M Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorIslam, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-16en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T03:53:01Z
dc.date.available2008-07-16en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T03:53:01Z
dc.date.issued2008-07-16en_US
dc.descriptionMymensingh Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractRetinal vasculitis is one of the common causes of blindness among the young adult in this subcontinent. Causes of retinal vasculitis are variable and it is one of the common ocular manifestations of tuberculosis. This case control study was carried out on 45 patients with retinal vasculitis of different age groups. All the patients were purposively selected from the department of ophthalmology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and National Institute of Ophthalmology Dhaka. This study reveals that vasculitis retinae is a disease of younger age group (68.9%). Mean+/-SD age of cases were 31.84+/-10.82 years. It occurs more in male (75.6%) and male female ratio is 3.09:1, single or both eye may involve. Retinal vasculitis occurs more in middle socio-economic status persons (62.2%). It present with floaters (58.9%), hazy media (60%), vitreous haemorrhage (57.8%) and retinal haemorrhage (42.2%). All 45 subjects both cases and control groups were tested with Mantoux test. 18(40%) subjects of cases and 13(28.9%) subjects of control group were found positive Mantoux test. It was observed that the association of tuberculosis with vasculitis retinae is not statistically significant. As tuberculosis is common in this country, further specific and extensive study over a longer period of time is necessary for understanding the role of tuberculosis in retinal vasculitis patients.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHabibullah M, Uddin MS, Islam S. Association of tuberculosis with vasculitis retinae. Mymensingh Medical Journal. 2008 Jul; 17(2): 129-33en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/1231
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshCase-Control Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshComorbidityen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshRetinal Vasculitis --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --complicationsen_US
dc.titleAssociation of tuberculosis with vasculitis retinae.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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