Adverse events in patients with leprosy on treatment with thalidomide

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Thalidomide, used to treat erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), is associated with severe adverse events (AEs) and is highly teratogenic. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on thalidomide-treated patients with ENL. AEs and selected variables were investigated throu...

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Main Authors: Paula Lana de Miranda Drummond, Roberta Márcia Marques dos Santos, Gabriela Oliveira Carvalho, Cristiane Aparecida Menezes de Pádua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100639&lng=en&tlng=en