Diagnostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with leprosy reactions

Introduction: Leprosy reactions, classified as type 1 and type 2 reactions, are acute clinical conditions of exacerbation of localized or systemic inflammatory response inpatients with leprosy. No laboratory biomarker is available to predict the emergence of these reactions. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte...

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Main Authors: Luciano Teixeira Gomes, Yvelise Terezinha Morato-Conceição, Ana Vitória Mota Gambati, Carolina Mira Maciel-Pereira, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020302140