In the Green-Pastures-Leprosy-Hospital in Pikhara/Nepal 340 outpatients with leprosy were examined to evaluate the incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris. Patients who had already received chemotherapeutical treatment during the first 5 years following the onset of the disease developed fewer cases of lagophthalmus in both types of leprosy than patients who remained untreated for longer than 5 years. A comparable positive influence of early chemotherapy on the incidence of posterior synechiae of the iris could not be proven. The possible causes were discussed.
BT - Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6879708?dopt=Abstract DA - 1983 Jun IS - 2 J2 - Tropenmed Parasitol LA - eng N2 -In the Green-Pastures-Leprosy-Hospital in Pikhara/Nepal 340 outpatients with leprosy were examined to evaluate the incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris. Patients who had already received chemotherapeutical treatment during the first 5 years following the onset of the disease developed fewer cases of lagophthalmus in both types of leprosy than patients who remained untreated for longer than 5 years. A comparable positive influence of early chemotherapy on the incidence of posterior synechiae of the iris could not be proven. The possible causes were discussed.
PY - 1983 SP - 75 EP - 8 T2 - Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie TI - The incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris during chemotherapy of leprosy (morbus Hansen). VL - 34 SN - 0303-4208 ER -