Clinical and Epidemiological Study on Tubercular Uveitis in a Tertiary Eye Care Centre in Italy

Table 2

Antitubercular treatment in the two groups. (PYR = Pyrazinamide; ETHA = Ethambutol; RIF = Rifampicin; ISO = Isoniazid; and CLA = Clarithromycin).

Patient	Therapy	Duration	Side effects
Group A
1	ISO	6 months	—
2	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	—
3	RIF	3 months	—
4	ISO	2 months	—
5	ISO	12 months	—
6	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	0.5 month; 1 month	Gastric intolerance
7	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 3 months	—
8	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	—
9	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	Increase of blood liver enzymes
10	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	—
11	ISO	4 months	—
12	ISO	8 months	—
Group B
13	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	—
14	PYR ETHA RIF ISO	Not compliant	—
15	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	—
16	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	Optic neuritis
17	RIF ETHA AZT	12 months	—
18	CLA ETHA	12 months	—
19	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	Itching
20	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	—
21	ISO	5 months	—
22	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	—
23	ISO	Not compliant	—
24	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	—
25	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	Itching
26	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 4 months	Anemy
27	PYR ETHA RIF ISO; followed by RIF ISO	2 months; 2 months	—
28	PYR ETHA RIF ISO	1 month	—

Patients with anterior uveitis received topical ophthalmic treatment with mydriatic eye drops associated with topical dexamethasone 0.2% eye drops.