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Ophthalmology General 79d76796

Which of the following condition is associated with Iris pearls?

A
Sarcoidosis
B
Hansen's disease
C
Tuberculosis
D
Sympathetic ophthalmitis
High-Yield Explanation
Iris pearls are pathognomonic for Hansen's disease. They represent small lepromata that have "worked their way through" the interstices of the iris to reach the iris surface. A pathognomonic sign of lepromatous leprosy is the presence at the pupillary margin of smal glistening 'iris pearls' composed of bacilli within histiocytes which resemble a necklace

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