Chronic Unilateral Uveitis as a Manifestation of Leprosy: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Duran Merino, Claudia Eugenia; Ortiz Úsuga, María Camila; Jaramillo, María Jaramillo; Rodríguez, Ana María

Duran Merino, Claudia Eugenia; Ortiz Úsuga, María Camila; Jaramillo, María Jaramillo; Rodríguez, Ana María.

Affiliation

Duran Merino CE; San Diego Clinic of Ophthalmology, Medellín, Colombia.
Ortiz Úsuga MC; Ophthalmology Residency Program, School of Medicine, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellín, Colombia.
Jaramillo MJ; Ophthalmology Residency Program, School of Medicine, CES University, Medellín, Colombia.
Rodríguez AM; Clofan Clinic, Medellín, Colombia.

Ocul Immunol Inflamm ; 29(6): 1121-1125, 2021 Aug 18.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32159415

Subject(s)

Eye Infections, Bacterial/diagnosis; Leprosy, Lepromatous/diagnosis; Mycobacterium leprae/isolation & purification; Uveitis, Anterior/diagnosis; Aged; Atrophy; Biopsy; Chronic Disease; Clofazimine/therapeutic use; Dapsone/therapeutic use; Drug Therapy, Combination; Eye Infections, Bacterial/drug therapy; Eye Infections, Bacterial/microbiology; Humans; Iris/pathology; Leprostatic Agents/therapeutic use; Leprosy, Lepromatous/drug therapy; Leprosy, Lepromatous/microbiology; Macular Edema/diagnostic imaging; Male; Rifampin/therapeutic use; Skin/microbiology; Skin/pathology; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Uveitis, Anterior/drug therapy; Uveitis, Anterior/microbiology

Key words

Leprosy; iris; lepromatous; leprosy; macular edema; uveitis

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Full text: 1 Theme: Complicacoes / Geral / Tratamento_medicamentoso Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Leprosy, Lepromatous / Eye Infections, Bacterial / Uveitis, Anterior / Mycobacterium leprae Type of study: Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: Ocul Immunol Inflamm Year: 2021 Document type: Article

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