title: [Medial canthus necrosis associated with Hansen's disease: case report].
abstract: In the present case we deal with a medial eyelid necrosis and injury of the canalicular system in a patient in treatment for lepromatous leprosy. Histology of the necrotic lesion showed granulomatous inflammatory reaction with accumulation of histiocytes and presence of alcohol-acid resistant bacilli. After medical treatment, the patient had a spontaneous recovery of the medial canthus architecture but with complete destruction of the canalicular system.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Reference Center, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil. leiserfranco@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Leiser
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Giulianna Limongi de Souza
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Haroldo Maciel
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Sebastião Alves
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Roberto Murillo Limongi de Souza
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis