Combined PCR Positivity for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Species in Patients Treated for Tubercular Panuveitis

Concurrent MTBC and NTM infection drives a distinct, aggressive form of panuveitis characterized by optic nerve pallor, anterior segment complications of complicated cataract or uveitic membranes and maculopathy. Despite this severity, standard ATT remained an effective first-line strategy, likely either due to therapeutic cross-coverage against NTM or MTBC being the primary driver of uveitis in the present study. The concurrent positivity also highlights the need for vitreous molecular profiling and further research in co-infections in infectious posterior uveitis.