Prevalence of Positive QuantiFERON-TB Test among Sarcoid Uveitis Patients and its Clinical Implications in a Country Non-endemic for Tuberculosis.

The significant proportion of QFT-positive patients (12%) in this large series of sarcoid uveitis patients makes us suggest not to exclude the diagnosis of sarcoidosis in case of positive QFT in a low-endemic country for tuberculosis, and to manage these patients early by initiating without delay systemic steroids associated with latent tuberculosis therapy.