01274nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002100065653001300086653001100099653001200110653001100122653001200133653000900145653001500154653001400169653001300183653001100196653001800207653002200225100001800247700001300265700001500278245007400293300001000367490000700377520055000384022001400934       1979                            d  c1979 Oct10aAdult10aAnterior Chamber10aAtropine10aBiopsy10aDapsone10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aPrednisone10aPunctures10aRifampin10aSclera10aTriamcinolone10aUveitis, Anterior1 aMichelson J B1 aRoth A M1 aWaring G O00aLepromatous iridocyclitis diagnosed by anterior chamber paracentesis.  a674-90 v883 a<p>A 34-year-old man with a three-month history of intraocular inflammation after ocular trauma with a fir branch, had an acute unilateral fulminant iridocyclitis. The iris had a thick, gray, cheesy membrane composed of nodular lepromata. The patient denied a history of Hansen's disease, despite the dermatologic and facial features that suggested the diagnosis. Anterior chamber paracentesis and scleral nodule biopsy demonstrated Mycobacterium lepra. The iridocyclitis resolved after treatment with dapsone, corticosteroids, and rifampin.</p>  a0002-9394