Ozkan U

Departments of Ophthalmology, Radiology, School of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey

Publications

• Case Report   
  Primary Tubercular Chorioretinitis
  Author(s): Akal A*, Goncu T, Boyaci FN, Sak ZHA, Yalcin F, Ozkan U and Ulas T
  
  The aim of this report is to emphasize that corticosteroids should not be prescribed when the etiological factors remain unidentified. A 34âÃ?Â?Ã?Â?yearâÃ?Â?Ã?Â?old male visited our ophthalmology clinic suffering from blurred vision. Behçet’s disease had been diagnosed 5 years prior, and the patient was taking an oral immunosuppressant and a systemic corticosteroid. Vitreous cell count and foci of chorioretinitis (apparently confined to the ocular fundus) were evident. A vitreous sample was subjected to polymerase chain reaction, which resulted in the identification of and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Treatment with a combination of four antiâÃ?Â?Ã?Â?tuberculosis drugs was commenced. During the followâÃ?Â?Ã?Â?up, the vitritis disappeared, and the foci of active chorioretinitis improved. Systemic and SubâÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Tenon corticosteroid treatment s.. Read More»