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Twelve patients with a diagnosis of intraocular tuberculosis are described. Nine patients presented with florid ischaemic retinal vasculitis and a marked tendency to neovaseularisation. Two patients developed choroidal tubercles; iris nodules were observed in association with anterior uveitis in the remaining patient. The methods of diagnosis, management and possible mechanisms of pathogenesis of these different clinical presentations are discussed.
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Rosen, P., Spalton, D. & Graham, E. Intraocular tuberculosis. Eye 4, 486–492 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1990.63
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