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Oct 2026
Beyond the Lungs: Presumptive Tuberculous Dacryoadenitis Associated with Latent Tuberculosis Infection
We report a case of a 30-year-old woman working in a tuberculosis laboratory who presented with a two-week history of right periorbital swelling, pain, and redness. Examination revealed right eye dacryoadenitis with scleritis. Given her occupational exposure, strongly positive tuberculin skin test (TST) and positive In...
A. Yaakub, Thamarai Munirathinam, Tanusha Dorairaja et al.
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