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Anterior segment optical coherence tomography findings of iris granulomas in Hansen's disease: a case report
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| Author | Mahendradas, Padmamalini Avadhani, Kavitha Shetty, K. Bhujang Naik, Madhavi Ramachandran, Sarika Srinivas, Sahana |
| Abstract | BackgroundA 50-year-old male was diagnosed to have a right eye sclerouveitis and left eye granulomatous anterior uveitis due to Hansen's disease. We are reporting the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) findings of iris granuloma in this case.FindingsSkin biopsy revealed plenty of acid fast bacilli with a bacteriological index of 5 suggestive of multibacillary polar lepromatous leprosy. ASOCT revealed well-demarcated smooth-surfaced nodular lesion with internal hyporeflectivity corresponding to the areas of granuloma which decreased in size following treatment with antileprosy drugs and systemic and topical steroids.ConclusionASOCT is a non-invasive technique to assess the extent of involvement of anterior segment in Hansen's disease and is a useful tool in follow-up. This is also the first report on ASOCT findings of iris granuloma in Hansen's disease. |
| Starting Page | 36 |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1186/1869-5760-3-36 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Journal | Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publisher Date | 2013-02-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Leprosy Anterior segment optical coherence tomography Iris granuloma Sclerouveitis Asoct |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |