[Ocular lesions in lepromatous leprosy (author's transl)]. 1980

M Chovet, and A de la Panouse, and A D Negrel, and M Ducam

Ocular lesions observed in III cases of lepromatous or borderline leprosy are described. Tables are included which indicate the visual acuity, corneal sensitivity, and lesions noted in the appendages. Particular attention is paid to lesions in the pars plana, which include true posterior cyclitis having the appearance of "ants eggs" or "pearls" deposits on the retina, associated with vascular lesions and peripheral hyalitis. The absence of associated mucular edema is strongly emphasized. The etiopathogenicity of lesions of this type is probably directly related to leprous erythema nodosum. Detailed studies should be conducted on the chronological stages of these affections and their subsequent progression.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007918 Leprosy A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid. Hansen's Disease,Hansen Disease
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003315 Cornea The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Corneas
D005123 Eye The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light. Eyes
D005128 Eye Diseases Diseases affecting the eye. Eye Disorders,Eye Disease,Eye Disorder
D005141 Eyelid Diseases Diseases involving the EYELIDS. Disease, Eyelid,Diseases, Eyelid,Eyelid Disease

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