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Primed Mycobacterial Uveitis (PMU) as a Model for Post-Infectious Uveitis
Published on: December 17, 2021
[Fundamental principles of diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of ocular tuberculosis]
Abstract:
Results of author's many-year studies of ophthalmic tuberculosis are presented. A method for verification of tuberculous origin and a system of diagnosis and differential diagnosis have been developed, which ensure a universal approach to diagnosis of ophthalmic tuberculosis and essentially reduce the incidence of erroneous diagnoses. Schemes for optimizing etiotropic drug therapy are proposed, decreasing the duration of the basic course to 6 months due to increase in the number of effective drugs during the initial phase of therapy to 3-4 and obligatory combination of systemic and local treatment. The incidence of tuberculosis in risk group is analyzed. Tasks of phthisioophthalmologists and ophthalmologists of outpatient health centers in detection and treatment of patients with ophthalmic tuberculosis are formulated.
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