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Acta Ophthalmol Scand ; 79(1): 31-3, 2001 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11167283

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify the main ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon. PATIENTS AND METHODS: It is a prospective cross-sectional study which took place from July 1998 to January 1999 in five leprosaria in Cameroon. The ophthalmological examination of all patients was performed by the same team. RESULTS: Of the 218 patients examined, 60.1% were males and 39.9% females. 72.5% had a paucibacillary leprosy and 27.5% a multibacillary form. 77.5% of patients had at least one ocular lesion and 38.3% of eyes had visual acuity < or = 1/10. Madarosis and anterior uveitis were more frequent in multibacillary forms while lagophthalmos and cataract were so in paucibacillary forms. CONCLUSION: Ocular complications are frequent in leprosy in Cameroonians. It is a true public health problem and it is important to prevent these lesions by early diagnosis and adequate treatment.


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Eye Infections, Bacterial/etiology , Leprosy/complications , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cameroon/epidemiology , Child , Corneal Diseases/epidemiology , Corneal Diseases/etiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Eye Infections, Bacterial/epidemiology , Eyelid Diseases/epidemiology , Eyelid Diseases/etiology , Female , Humans , Leprosy/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Uveitis, Anterior/epidemiology , Uveitis, Anterior/etiology , Visual Acuity
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