01230nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000800065653001400073653001100087653001200098653000900110653002500119653001200144100001600156700001500172700001800187245007300205300001000278490000700288520066700295022001400962       1984                            d  c1984 Nov10aAdult10aEye10aGranuloma10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMycobacterium leprae10aUveitis1 aRobertson I1 aWeiner J M1 aFinkelstein E00aUntreated Hansen's disease of the eye: a clinicopathological report.  a335-90 v123 a<p>A Maltese immigrant presented with intermittent bilateral anterior uveitis for which no cause could be found. The inflammation did not respond to topical treatment and ultimately the left eye developed a hypopyon and was enucleated. Histological examination revealed granulomatous inflammation and large numbers of Mycobacterium leprae throughout the anterior segment. Occasional foci of inflammation containing Mycobacterium leprae were found in the vitreous extending to the retina at the posterior pole. These findings in the posterior segment have rarely been reported. Eye infection in Hansen's disease is frequent and delays in diagnosis are common.</p>  a0310-1177