@article{2193,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cameroon, Child, Corneal Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Eye Infections, Bacterial, Eyelid Diseases, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Uveitis, Anterior, Visual Acuity},
  author = {Mvogo C E and Bella-Hiag A L and Ellong A and Achu J H and Nkeng P F},
  title = {Ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon.},
  abstract = {<p><b>PURPOSE: </b>This study aimed to identify the main ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon.</p><p><b>PATIENTS AND METHODS: </b>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.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>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.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>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.</p>},
  year = {2001},
  journal = {Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica},
  volume = {79},
  pages = {31-3},
  month = {2001 Feb},
  issn = {1395-3907},
  url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1034/j.1600-0420.2001.079001031.x/epdf},
  doi = {10.1034/j.1600-0420.2001.079001031.x},
  note = {<p>Paper on a study to identify the main ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon.</p>
},
  language = {eng},
}