CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(01): 6-10
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.59744
Tuberculosis

Pictorial essay: Orbital tuberculosis

Mahender K Narula
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Smt. Sucheta Kriplani and Kalawati Hospitals, New Delhi - 110 001, India
,
Vikas Chaudhary
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Smt. Sucheta Kriplani and Kalawati Hospitals, New Delhi - 110 001, India
,
Dhiraj Baruah
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Smt. Sucheta Kriplani and Kalawati Hospitals, New Delhi - 110 001, India
,
Manoj Kathuria
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Smt. Sucheta Kriplani and Kalawati Hospitals, New Delhi - 110 001, India
,
Rama Anand
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Smt. Sucheta Kriplani and Kalawati Hospitals, New Delhi - 110 001, India
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Abstract

Tuberculosis of the orbit is rare, even in places where tuberculosis is endemic. The disease may involve soft tissue, the lacrimal gland, or the periosteum or bones of the orbital wall. Intracranial extension, in the form of extradural abscess, and infratemporal fossa extension has been described. This pictorial essay illustrates the imaging findings of nine histopathologically confirmed cases of orbital tuberculosis. All these patients responded to antituberculous treatment.



Publication History

Article published online:
02 August 2021

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