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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