Systemic Tuberculosis Revealed by Ophthalmic Manifestations

Tuberculosis can have a variety of ocular manifestations, and consequently may mimic a number of ocular inflammatory diseases. Moreover, the absence of pulmonary tuberculosis does not rule out the diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis. Most commonly, tuberculosis presents as a posterior uveitis how indicates a choroidal involvement. We report a case of choroidal location as a first manifestation of disseminated tuberculosis; the choroidal granulomas were discovered before the diagnosis tuberculosis and guided the investigations, which allowed the identification of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis bacillus in the body.