LEPROMATOUS UVEITIS DIAGNOSED BY IRIS BIOPSY

Authors
MESSMER EM RAIZMAN MB FOSTER CS
Citation
Em. Messmer et al., LEPROMATOUS UVEITIS DIAGNOSED BY IRIS BIOPSY, Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology, 236(9), 1998, pp. 717-719
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0721832X
Volume
236
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
717 - 719
Database
ISI
SICI code
0721-832X(1998)236:9<717:LUDBIB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Ocular leprosy is rarely seen in developed countries. We report the lo ng-term follow-up of a patient with bilateral uveitis, glaucoma, and k eratitis. Skin, iris and aqueous humor biopsies disclosed abundant Wad e-Fite-positive organisms consistent with Mycobacterium leprae. Lepros y must be considered in the differential diagnosis of keratitis and uv eitis.