ID#: 15460
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This patient presented in a clinical setting with a case of lepromatous leprosy, revealing one of the complications of this disease, known as a staphyloma of the left eyeball. A staphyloma involves the protrusion of the wall of the eyeball, exhibiting a dark coloration due to the fact that the inner wall of the globe is pigmented, and pushed towards its surface. This degeneration to the globe is a direct result of this illness, and is caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Andre J. Lebrun
Creation Date: 1969
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