title: Presence of M. leprae in the conjunctiva, vitreous body and retina of a patient having lepromatous leprosy.
abstract: Histopathological study of the ocular globe of a lepromatous leprosy patient revealed the presence of lepra bacilli in the conjunctiva, sclera, episclera, cornea, iris, ciliary body, vitreous body and retina.
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Study of Uveitis, São Geraldo Hospital, Medical School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oréfice
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Boratto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012160:Retina / Q000382:microbiology*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology*