A Case of Posterior Involvement of Eye in Leprosy Patient.

Kim, Kwang Bum; Yoo, Joong Ha; Song, Beak Ran; Chu, Young Chae

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1992;33(8):800-803.
Published online August 1, 1992.

A Case of Posterior Involvement of Eye in Leprosy Patient.

Kwang Bum Kim, Joong Ha Yoo, Beak Ran Song, Young Chae Chu

Department of Ophthalmology, lnha Hospital, School of Medicine, lnha Univhsity, Korea.

후안부를 침범한 나 환자의 안합병증 1 례

김광범(Kwang Bum Kim),유중하(Joong Ha Yoo),송백란(Beak Ran Song),주영채(Young Chae Chu)

Abstract

Leprosy is a chronic systemic disease with ocular complications including lagophthalmos, uveal diseases, and corneal diseases. Blindness may result unless appropriate treatment is done. The authors report the ocular leprosy with generalized systemic nodules associated with severe proptosis, corneal opacity and retinal pathology.

Key Words: Blindness;Leprosy;Retinal pathology

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