%0 Journal Article
%T Anterior segment optical coherence tomography findings of iris granulomas in Hansen's disease: a case report
%A Padmamalini Mahendradas
%A Kavitha Avadhani
%A Sarika Ramachandran
%A Sahana Srinivas
%A Madhavi Naik
%A K Bhujang Shetty
%J Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
%D 2013
%I Springer
%R 10.1186/1869-5760-3-36
%X Findings: Skin biopsy revealed plenty of acid fast bacilli with a bacteriological index of 5 suggestive of multibacillary polar lepromatous leprosy. ASOCT revealed well-demarcated smooth-surfaced nodular lesion with internal hyporeflectivity corresponding to the areas of granuloma which decreased in size following treatment with antileprosy drugs and systemic and topical steroids.ASOCT is a non-invasive technique to assess the extent of involvement of anterior segment in Hansen's disease and is a useful tool in follow-up. This is also the first report on ASOCT findings of iris granuloma in Hansen's disease.
%U http://www.joii-journal.com/content/3/1/36/abstract