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[Choroidal tuberculoma in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome].

BACKGROUND: In Japan, since the introduction of antituberculosis chemotherapy, the typical choroidal tuberculoma has been considered uncommon. A patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), because of the suppression of cell mediated immunity, faces the risk of tuberculous infection. CASE: A 30-year-old Malayan man had continuous cough for six months. He was diagnosed as having miliary tuberculosis of the lung and spine. Because the serum test of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was positive, he was also diagnosed as having AIDS. FINDINGS: Fundus examination showed a yellow whit