A rare cause of acquired esotropia: Leprosy
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 comm...
Main Authors: | Mehmet Canleblebici, Hakan Yildirim, Mehmet Balbaba, Orhan Aydemir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=7;spage=2752;epage=2754;aulast=Canleblebici |
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