May 2005
Volume 46, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2005
Lacrimal Excretory System Sequelae in Patients Treated for Leishmaniasis
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • E. Hoyama
    Ophthalmology,
    Botucatu School of Medicine, Botucatu, Brazil
  • S.A. Schellini
    Ophthalmology,
    Botucatu School of Medicine, Botucatu, Brazil
  • H.O. Stollf
    Dermatology,
    Botucatu School of Medicine, Botucatu, Brazil
  • V. Nakajima
    Otorhinolarygology,
    Botucatu School of Medicine, Botucatu, Brazil
  • C.R. Padovani
    Biostatistics, Bioscience Institute, Botucatu School of Medicine, Botucatu, Brazil
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  E. Hoyama, None; S.A. Schellini, None; H.O. Stollf, None; V. Nakajima, None; C.R. Padovani, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2005, Vol.46, 5070. doi:
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      E. Hoyama, S.A. Schellini, H.O. Stollf, V. Nakajima, C.R. Padovani; Lacrimal Excretory System Sequelae in Patients Treated for Leishmaniasis . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005;46(13):5070.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the frequency of lacrimal excretory system sequelae in patients treated for leishmaniasis. Methods: Forty–five patients treated for leishmaniasis (90 nasolacrimal ducts) were submitted to lacrimal excretory system evaluation. All were evaluated by Jones I Test and when the test was abnormal, dacryocystography and nasal endoscopy were performed. Results: The majority of patients evaluated had had the cutaneous form (64.4%) of leishmaniasis, however, 69.23% of the patients with lacrimal excretory system alterations had had the mucocutaneous form of infection before treatment. In these, the most common alteration detected was bilateral permeable and dilated nasolacrimal ducts (92.30%). Only 3.84% (1/26) of the nasolacrimal ducts evaluated were obstructed. Nasal endoscopy showed cornetus hypertrophy (53.84%), septum deviation (53.84%) and nasal septum perforation (23.07%). Conclusions: Permeable and dilated lacrimal excretory system were the most common sequelae related to leishmaniasis infection.

Keywords: anatomy • lesion study • clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: outcomes/complications 
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