Catastrophic ocular complications in leprosy: a case report.
Disabilities
case report
deformities
ocular leprosy
staphyloma
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
27
08
2022
accepted:
02
04
2023
medline:
25
7
2023
pubmed:
24
7
2023
entrez:
24
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Leprosy is a chronic, granulomatous infectious disease commonly affecting the skin, nerves, mucosa and eyes. The stigma associated with the disease frequently leads to delay in presentation to health professionals. Treated patients, though considered cured presumptively, many continue to live with physical disabilities and deformities. Intact visual acuity prevents humans from trauma and any reduction in visual acuity, especially in leprosy, increases the risk of getting injured by many folds. Here, we present a case of leprosy with complete loss of vision due to bilateral anterior staphyloma secondary to keratitis and his physical deformities preventing him to take care of his eyes. This paper aims to emphasize on the importance of a baseline ophthalmology consultation in all newly diagnosed leprosy patients and repeat examination at onset of any new symptoms of the eye.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37484589
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.44.198.37051
pii: PAMJ-44-198
pmc: PMC10362652
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
198Informations de copyright
Copyright: Samyak Ashok Ganjre et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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