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1356. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Prednisolone vs. TNF-α inhibitor Infliximab in the Management of Type 1 Lepra Reaction in Leprosy Patients

BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Type 1 lepra reactions (T1R) are an acute inflammatory response during the chronic course of the disease. If it is not treated promptly with immune suppression, it can lead to a permanent disability aff...

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Autores principales: Chopra, Ajay, Mitra, Debdeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809230/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1220