TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Cameroon KW - Child KW - Corneal Diseases KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Eye Infections, Bacterial KW - Eyelid Diseases KW - Female KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Prospective Studies KW - Uveitis, Anterior KW - Visual Acuity AU - Mvogo C E AU - Bella-Hiag A L AU - Ellong A AU - Achu J H AU - Nkeng P F AB -

PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify the main ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: It is a prospective cross-sectional study which took place from July 1998 to January 1999 in five leprosaria in Cameroon. The ophthalmological examination of all patients was performed by the same team.

RESULTS: Of the 218 patients examined, 60.1% were males and 39.9% females. 72.5% had a paucibacillary leprosy and 27.5% a multibacillary form. 77.5% of patients had at least one ocular lesion and 38.3% of eyes had visual acuity < or = 1/10. Madarosis and anterior uveitis were more frequent in multibacillary forms while lagophthalmos and cataract were so in paucibacillary forms.

CONCLUSION: Ocular complications are frequent in leprosy in Cameroonians. It is a true public health problem and it is important to prevent these lesions by early diagnosis and adequate treatment.

BT - Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11167283?dopt=Abstract DA - 2001 Feb DO - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2001.079001031.x IS - 1 J2 - Acta Ophthalmol Scand LA - eng N1 -

Paper on a study to identify the main ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon.

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify the main ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: It is a prospective cross-sectional study which took place from July 1998 to January 1999 in five leprosaria in Cameroon. The ophthalmological examination of all patients was performed by the same team.

RESULTS: Of the 218 patients examined, 60.1% were males and 39.9% females. 72.5% had a paucibacillary leprosy and 27.5% a multibacillary form. 77.5% of patients had at least one ocular lesion and 38.3% of eyes had visual acuity < or = 1/10. Madarosis and anterior uveitis were more frequent in multibacillary forms while lagophthalmos and cataract were so in paucibacillary forms.

CONCLUSION: Ocular complications are frequent in leprosy in Cameroonians. It is a true public health problem and it is important to prevent these lesions by early diagnosis and adequate treatment.

PY - 2001 SP - 31 EP - 3 T2 - Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica TI - Ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon. UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1034/j.1600-0420.2001.079001031.x/epdf VL - 79 SN - 1395-3907 ER -