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A case of ocular brucellosis: Importance of vitreous specimen
Author(s) -
Akduman Levent,
Hasanreisoǧlu Berati,
Kurtar Kazim
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1993.tb04975.x
Subject(s) - brucellosis , pars plana , vitrectomy , brucella , medicine , uveitis , ophthalmology , dermatology , immunology , visual acuity
Brucellosis is a rare cause of uveitis, seen more often in developing countries. We report a case of ocular brucellosis, where diagnosis was confirmed with a high Brucella agglutination titer in the vitreous specimen. The case was treated by pars plana vitrectomy and antibiotics. We believe that a vitreous specimen is very important in the diagnosis of ocular brucellosis.