A clinical study of eye complications in leprosy.

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dc.contributor.authorRawal, R Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorKar, P Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorDesai, R Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorShah, B Hen_US
dc.date.accessioned1984-04-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T09:51:57Z
dc.date.available1984-04-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-28T09:51:57Z
dc.date.issued1984-04-01en_US
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to find out the incidence of ocular complications in leprosy. The ocular lesions were found in 6.6% of lepromatous leprosy and 1.6% in nonlepromatous leprosy. Out of 150 patients with eye lesions 74% were males and 80% belonged to lepromatous leprosy. The age group in all the patients varied from 3rd to 6th decade. Mean duration of leprosy ln lepromatous leprosy was 6.2 years. The important eye complication observed were lagophthalmos (8.1%), corneal ulcers (10%) and iridocyclitis (24%). The loss of eye-brows (76%) was found to be most frequent in this study followed by corneal lesion (62%). It is concluded that examination of eyes are essential in all types of leprosy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRawal RC, Kar PK, Desai RN, Shah BH. A clinical study of eye complications in leprosy. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 1984 Apr-Jun; 56(2): 232-40en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/54512
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshCorneal Ulcer --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEye Diseases --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEyebrowsen_US
dc.subject.meshEyelid Diseases --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshLeprosy --classificationen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshUveitis, Anterior --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleA clinical study of eye complications in leprosy.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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