| Id: | 17871
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| Autor: | Reddy, S. C; Raju, B. D; Achary, N. R
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| Título: | Survey of eye complications in leprosy in Prakasam District (Andhra Pradesh)
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| Fonte: | s.l; s.n; apr. 1981. 7 p. tab.
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| Resumo: | A field study was conducted to find out the incidence of eye complications in leprosy. The ocular lesions were found in 4.72% of lepromatous leprosy and in 1.15% of non-lepromatous leprosy cases. Out of 130 patients with eye ailments, 60% were males; age varied from 9 to 70 years; 38 were suffering from lepromatous leprosy and 92 from non-lepromatous type. Mean duration of leprosy was 8.63 years in lepromatous and 6.42 years in non-lepromatous leprosy. The important eye complications observed were corneal anesthesia, lagophthalmos and anterior uveitis. The corneal lesions (63.1%) were found to be the most common in this study. It is suggested that a periodical ocular examination of all leprosy patients is essential for the early diagnosis and treatment of eye complications, which finally result in blindness if left untreated.(AU).
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| Descritores: | OFTALMOPATIAS/epidemiol
OFTALMOPATIAS/etiol
INDIA
HANSENIASE/compl
FATORES SEXUAIS
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| Limites: | HUMANO
MASCULINO
FEMININO
CRIANÇA
ADULTO
MEIA-IDADE
IDOSO
ADOLESCENTE
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| Meio Eletrônico: | - .
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| Localização: | BR191.1; 00674/s |
