Frequently Relapsing Anterior Nodular Scleritis as the Initial Presentation of a Lethal Systemic Infection: Disseminated Tuberculosis with HIV Coinfection.
A G T A KariyawasamChathuranga Lakmal FonsekaP U T De SilvaA D S S SanjeewaD N WijewickramaHerath Mudiyanselage Meththananda HerathThilak Priyantha WeerarathnaPublished in: Case reports in infectious diseases (2020)
Tuberculosis tends to occur in unusual sites when coinfected with HIV. Scleritis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. High degree of suspicion is critical in making diagnosis and commencing early treatment.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- multiple sclerosis
- adverse drug
- south africa
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- drug induced