Lagophthalmos is one of the well known complications of leprosy due to involvement of the facial nerve. Herein, we report three cases of bilateral lagophthalmos due to leprosy which presented to us within a span of just three months. In all these cases, lagophthalmos was not the presenting complaint and it was detected by the treating doctor during examination. This report is being presented to highlight the importance of cranial nerve examination in all cases of leprosy as at times early changes of lagophthalmos may go unnoticed by the patient.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21434597?dopt=Abstract DA - 2010 Oct-Dec DO - 10.1002/gps.2707 IS - 4 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -Lagophthalmos is one of the well known complications of leprosy due to involvement of the facial nerve. Herein, we report three cases of bilateral lagophthalmos due to leprosy which presented to us within a span of just three months. In all these cases, lagophthalmos was not the presenting complaint and it was detected by the treating doctor during examination. This report is being presented to highlight the importance of cranial nerve examination in all cases of leprosy as at times early changes of lagophthalmos may go unnoticed by the patient.
PY - 2010 SP - 201 EP - 3 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - Bilateral lagophthalmos in leprosy: is it a rare phenomenon? UR - http://www.ijl.org.in/archives/oct-dec-2010/Art4(A%20K%20Jaiswal%20et%20al)201-203.pdf VL - 82 SN - 0254-9395 ER -