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Orbital tuberculosis mimicking an ocular malignancy: a case report

Published:2023-11-17 Issue:Volume 4 Issue 2 Volume: Page:577-581
ISSN:2704-4890
Container-title:Health Sciences Investigations Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:HSI Journal

Author:

TAGOE Lily G¹,Mainsah Valerie Shamwun¹,Asare Afrane Adwoa Kumiwa²,Gbadamosi Hafisatu³,Edusei Lawrence⁴,Acquah Serwaa⁵,Renner Lorna Awo⁶,Segbefia Catherine Idara⁶

Affiliation:

1. Department of Child Health, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

2. Department of Child Health, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana ; Department of Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana

3. Department of Radiology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

4. Department of Pathology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

5. Department of Ophthalmology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

6. Department of Child Health, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana; Department of Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB), a multi-systemic disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is associated with a high burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The diagnosis of TB in children is challenging, particularly when it presents in rarer sites such as the eye. We present a case of a female Ghanaian toddler with a right orbital mass which mimicked an orbital malignancy and was confirmed as TB on histopathology. This case report highlights the need for a high index of suspicion for TB among children who present with orbital masses, especially in TB-endemic regions.

Publisher

University of Ghana

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