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Letter to the Editor

Tuberculous Scleritis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Pages 49-52 | Received 21 May 2011, Accepted 26 Sep 2011, Published online: 20 Dec 2011

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FIGURE 1  Slit-lamp photograph showing multiple nodules in the sclera.

FIGURE 1  Slit-lamp photograph showing multiple nodules in the sclera.

FIGURE 2  Slit-lamp photograph showing pus points and perforation of nodular scleritis.

FIGURE 2  Slit-lamp photograph showing pus points and perforation of nodular scleritis.

FIGURE 3  Histopathological examination of the specimen showing multiple granulomas in the sclera. Hematoxylin and eosin, ×100.

FIGURE 3  Histopathological examination of the specimen showing multiple granulomas in the sclera. Hematoxylin and eosin, ×100.

FIGURE 4  (A) Agarose gel electrophoretogram representing the detection of M. tuberculosis genome by polymerase chain reaction targeting the IS6110 region. (B) Agarose gel electrophoretogram representing the detection of M. tuberculosis genome by polymerase chain reaction targeting the MPB64 gene.

FIGURE 4  (A) Agarose gel electrophoretogram representing the detection of M. tuberculosis genome by polymerase chain reaction targeting the IS6110 region. (B) Agarose gel electrophoretogram representing the detection of M. tuberculosis genome by polymerase chain reaction targeting the MPB64 gene.

FIGURE 5  Microphotograph showing acid-fast bacilli in the retinal pigment epithelium using the Ziehl-Neelsen technique, ×100.

FIGURE 5  Microphotograph showing acid-fast bacilli in the retinal pigment epithelium using the Ziehl-Neelsen technique, ×100.

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