Blindness Following Visceral Leishmaniasis : A Neglected Post-Kala-Azar Complication

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dc.FacultyEndemic Diseasesen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhalil, Eltahir Awad G
dc.contributor.authorMusa, Ahmed M.
dc.contributor.authorElhassan, Ahmed M.
dc.contributor.otherMolecular Biologyen_US
dc.date2011
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-29T09:32:29Z
dc.date.available2015-11-29T09:32:29Z
dc.date.issued2015-11-29
dc.date.submitted2015
dc.description.abstractVisceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality that affects multiple organs. Post-kala-azar ocular involvement is a serious complication that can manifest as blepharo-conjuctivitis or pan-uveitis. Failure of prompt diagnosis and treatment can result in blindness. We report five cases with pan-uveitis that followed the successful treatment of VL and consequent post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis were presented. Two patients lost their sight permanently but the rest were successfully treated. A high index of suspicion and prompt treatment are of paramount importance in order to avoid blindness following post-kala-azar ocular uveitis.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://khartoumspace.uofk.edu/123456789/17336
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUOFKen_US
dc.subjectBlindnessen_US
dc.subjectVisceral Leishmaniasisen_US
dc.subjectNeglected Post-Kala-Azaren_US
dc.subjectComplicationen_US
dc.titleBlindness Following Visceral Leishmaniasis : A Neglected Post-Kala-Azar Complicationen_US
dc.typePublicationen_US

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