Observed Patterns of Systemic Disease on PET/CT Scan in Patients with Presumed Ocular Tuberculosis: Findings and Hypotheses.
Salil MehtaPublished in: Ocular immunology and inflammation (2016)
Uveitis is part of an immune response to mycobacteria that manifests as lymphadenitis in the chest/abdomen and as a uveitis.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- ankylosing spondylitis
- computed tomography
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- positron emission tomography
- hiv aids
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance
- magnetic resonance imaging
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- optic nerve
- optical coherence tomography
- dual energy