01249nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653000900059653002100068653001800089653003000107653001100137653001100148653001800159653002500177653002500202653001700227100001500244700001500259700001500274700001800289245009100307300001000398490000700408050003200415520048600447022001400933       1998                            d  c1998 Jan-Mar10aAged10aAnterior Chamber10aAqueous Humor10aEye Infections, Bacterial10aFemale10aHumans10aIridocyclitis10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMycobacterium leprae10aParacentesis1 aCampos W R1 aOréfice F1 aSucena M A1 aRodrigues C A00aBilateral iridocyclitis caused by Mycobacterium leprae diagnosed through paracentesis.  a27-310 v70  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The authors conducted an anterior chamber paracentesis in a patient with lepromatous leprosy showing bilateral iridocyclitis. The paracentesis was performed in the outpatients department. The aqueous humor was studied by Ziehl-Nielsen staining method and the result was the isolation of the M. leprae in the anterior chamber. This study shows that M. leprae can promote uveitis in leprosy patients. Therefore, it should be looked for in patients having this type of disease.</p>  a0254-9395