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Tonic pupil in leprosy

Lana-Peixoto, Marco Aurélio; Campos, Wesley Ribeiro; Reis, Pedro Augusto Costa; Campos, Christian Marcellus Camargo; Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto.

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 77 (6), 2014

Pupil abnormalities in leprosy usually result from chronic iritis with loss of stroma, iris miosis, a sluggish reaction to light, and poor dilation in response to anticholinergic mydriatics. We report two patients with long-standing lepromatous leprosy who developed tonic pupils characterized by mydriasi...

Lepra Lepromatosa/complicaciones, Pupila Tónica/tratamiento farmacológico, Pupila Tónica/etiología, Miosis/inducido químicamente, Mióticos/uso terapéutico, Pilocarpina/uso terapéutico, Resultado del Tratamiento

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Syphilitic dementia presenting with Adie's tonic pupil and mesial temporal lobes hyperintensities

Syphilis became a rare cause of dementia in the present days. Screeningtests for syphilis are no longer recommended according to 2001.American Academy of Neurology guidelines. On the other hand, as itmay represent a potentially treatable cause in developing countries,the Academia Brasileira de Neurologia...