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Stellate maculopathy associated with active systemic tuberculosis: case report and review of the literature

SUMMARY

Stellate maculopathy is an ocular finding which is characterized by macular exdudates in star formation and by loss of central vision. There is a primary form - Leber's Idiopathic Stellate Maculopathy - whose etiology is unknown. The secondary form, however, is much more frequent and is often associated with traumatic injuries, infections, poisoning or other ocular affections. We present a typical macular star associated with active tuberculosis located in the right kidney. Improvement was obtained after treatment with anti tuberculous drugs and systemic corticosteroid.

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