Differential immunoglobulin and complement levels in leprosy prior to development of reversal reaction and erythema nodosum leprosum.

Differential immunoglobulin and complement levels in leprosy prior to development of reversal reaction and erythema nodosum leprosum.

BACKGROUND:Leprosy is a treatable infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. However, there is additional morbidity from leprosy-associated pathologic immune reactions, reversal reaction (RR) and erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), which occur in 1 in 3 people with leprosy, even with effective...

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Main Authors: Francianne M Amorim, Maurício L Nobre, Larissa S Nascimento, Alesson M Miranda, Glória R G Monteiro, Francisco P Freire-Neto, Maria do Carmo Palmeira Queiroz, José W Queiroz, Malcolm S Duthie, Marcos R Costa, Steven G Reed, Warren D Johnson, Kathryn M Dupnik, Selma M B Jeronimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6366718?pdf=render

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