01269nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653003000065653001100095653001200106653000900118653002500127653001500152100001400167700001600181700001700197700001400214245007400228300001100302490000700313520068100320022001401001       1995                            d  c1995 Apr10aAdult10aEye Infections, Bacterial10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMycobacterium leprae10aRecurrence1 aCarus N H1 aRaizman M B1 aWilliams D L1 aBaker A S00aRelapse of Mycobacterium leprae infection with ocular manifestations.  a776-800 v203 a<p>A case of ocular leprosy as the manifestation of persistent or relapsed Mycobacterium leprae infection approximately 20 years following treatment is reported. The clinical and pathological features of this case are described, and the molecular methods needed to arrive at the definitive diagnosis are examined. If blindness is to be averted, clinicians must have a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of ocular leprosy when anterior segment changes are noted during ophthalmologic examination of a patient from an area in which M. leprae is endemic. The indolent nature of ocular leprosy may require lifelong surveillance and therapy to insure sight preservation.</p>  a1058-4838