A rare cause of acquired esotropia: Leprosy
INDIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.70, sa.7, ss.2752-2754, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
- Cilt numarası: 70 Sayı: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_3631_20
- Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2752-2754
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Leprosy is an infective chronic granulomatous disease involving the skin and peripheral nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Complications such as lagophthalmos, corneal opacity and uveitis are common, but cranial nerve involvement is rarely seen. The fifth and seventh cranial nerves are most commonly involved. We report a case of acquired esotropia due to sixth nerve palsy following a rare cranial nerve involvement by leprosy.