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The effects of prednisolone treatment on serological responses and lipid profiles in Ethiopian leprosy patients with Erythema Nodosum Leprosum reactions

BACKGROUND: Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a systemic inflammatory complication occurring mainly in patients with lepromatous leprosy (LL) and borderline lepromatous leprosy (BL). Prednisolone is widely used for treatment of ENL reactions. However, it has been reported that prolonged treatment w...

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Autores principales: Negera, Edessa, Tilahun, Melaku, Bobosha, Kidist, Lambert, Saba M., Walker, Stephen L., Spencer, John S., Aseffa, Abraham, Dockrell, Hazel M., Lockwood, Diana N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6328235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30592714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007035