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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6366718?pdf=render |
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