Resumen

MARTINEZ, M et al. Uveítis por tuberculosis en el hospital Universitario de Caracas durante el periodo 2003 - 2004. RFM [online]. 2004, vol.27, n.2, pp.157-162. ISSN 0798-0469.

Uveitis is broadly defined as inflammation of the uvea tract. The infection by the tuberculosis Micobacterium, in addition, processes that may only secondarily of an hematogenous dissemination of the Koch bacillus, from the primary focus of the infection until the ocular globe, or as an reaction of cellular hypersensitivity to different Ag. Components from the same microbacteria. This revision presents seven clinics cases of patients that consult to the emergency of Hospital Universitario de Caracas, because they has diminution of the visual acuty, redness, pain, keratic precipitates, in two cases alteration of the IOP, tyndall and one case the had posterior segment involvement. All the patients had been evaluated with an multidiscipline team included the Neumonology and ophthalmology service received treatment by each service. Considered the prevalence of the pulmonary tuberculoses and extra pulmonary in own poblations, is important to consider the possibility to diagnostic the ocular tuberculosis in those cases of chronic anterior uveitís with nodule, or in cases of chorioretinitis.

Palabras clave : Uveitis; Tuberculosis Micobacterium.