Title: Phlyctenular Keratoconjuctivitis and Tuberculosis
Authors: Dr Indrani Mondal, Dr Nishit Anand, Dr Pooja Mishra, Dr Santosh Kumar
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i6.147
Abstract
Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis (PKC) is a type IV cell mediated hypersensitivity reaction to endogenous microbial proteins. It is relatively more common in the paediatric age group in association with pulmonary and lymph node tuberculosis.1 Many antigens like staphylococcal products, worm infestation, fungi, viruses, and parasites but the main antigen responsible for PKC was tuberculoprotein.2-6 We report a case of PKC in a patient who was Mantoux test positive but no other clinical features of tuberculosis.
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