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Ocular tuberculosis associated with Epstein-Barr virus myelitis: A case report

Fakhri Alahyari1, Raheleh Halabian2, Javad Hosseini Nejad1

  • 1Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14359-44711, Iran.

Infectious Medicine
|September 24, 2024
PubMed

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Ocular tuberculosis (OTB) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) coinfection can lead to severe neurological complications. Early recognition of tuberculosis is vital for diagnosing EBV myelitis.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Ocular tuberculosis (OTB) is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause myelitis, a spinal cord inflammation, in 1-5% of infections.
  • Coinfection with OTB and EBV presents unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Keywords:
Epstein-Barr virusMycobacterial infectionMyelitisOcular tuberculosis

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