AIM: To describe @entity1201 characteristics, ocular features, and type of organisms that produce @entity3283 in @entity1201 @entity1 . METHOD: The records of all @entity1201 @entity1 admitted for treatment of @entity3283 between 1992 and 1997 were reviewed. RESULTS: 63 @entity1201 @entity1 , 53 males and 10 females, are described. 16 were tuberculoid and 47 lepromatous. 25 @entity1 had completed multidrug therapy. 10 @entity1 had face patches, eight had @entity137 , and 10 had @entity1605 . 43 (68%) @entity1 had @entity1847 . In 54% of @entity1 @entity158 was absent as a presenting symptom. 19 @entity1 gave a history of @entity130 . In 15 @entity1 @entity1066 had also occurred on the other eye, five of them having occurred during the study period and the rest before 1992. Of the 68 eyes with @entity3283 , 28 had madarosis, 34 had lagophthalmos, nine had ectropion, three had @entity5055 , six had blocked nasolacrimal ducts, and 39 @entity1109 . In 14 eyes, a previous lagophthalmos surgery had been done. 16 @entity1 were blind at presentation. 32% of @entity1066 were located centrally. After treatment only 18% of the eyes showed visual improvement. Five types of fungus were cultured, two of them rare ocular pathogens. CONCLUSIONS: Corneal @entity1066 occur more in males and in the lepromatous group of @entity1 . @entity1109 , lagophthalmos and @entity1847 are closely associated. Indigenous treatment and late presentations were notable in many @entity1 . Visual outcome is not good. There is increased risk of developing an @entity1066 in the other eye. @entity3283 are not uncommon.

Infectious keratitis in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity137 :: ('MESH:D064420', 'Disease') :: ['type I reaction'] @entity1605 :: ('OMIM:217000', 'Disease') :: ['type II reaction'] @entity1066 :: ('MESH:D014456', 'Disease') :: ['ulcer', 'ulcers'] @entity1109 :: ('MESH:D012678', 'Disease') :: ['decreased corneal sensation', 'Decreased corneal sensation'] @entity1847 :: ('MESH:D006226', 'Disease') :: ['hand deformities', 'hand deformity'] @entity3283 :: ('MESH:D003320', 'Disease') :: ['corneal ulcers', 'infective corneal ulcers', 'Fungal corneal ulcers'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity5055 :: ('MESH:D058457', 'Disease') :: ['trichiasis'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma'] @entity1201 :: ('MESH:D007918', 'Disease') :: ['leprosy']
@entity1201 :: (MESH:D007918,Disease) :: ['leprosy']
