Effectiveness of the retreatment of patients with multibacillary leprosy and episodes of erythema nodosum leprosum and/or persistent neuritis: a single-center experience [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018 : Background: Erythema nodosum leprosum may appear before, during or after treatment of leprosy and is one of the main factors for nerve damage in patients.
Joel Carlos Lastória +3 more
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International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2018 Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is characterized by tender erythematous nodules, accompanied by fever, malaise, arthralgia, and systemic complications.
Nyoman Suryawati, Herman Saputra
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Interventions for erythema nodosum leprosum [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008 Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a serious immunological complication of leprosy, causing inflammation of skin, nerves, other organs, and general malaise. Many different therapies exist for ENL, but it is unclear if they work or which therapy is optimal.To assess the effects of interventions for erythema nodosum leprosum.We searched the Cochrane Skin
Van Veen, N.H. +4 more
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The mortality associated with erythema nodosum leprosum in Ethiopia: a retrospective hospital-based study. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 BACKGROUND: Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a debilitating multisystem disorder which complicates leprosy. It is characterised by fever, malaise and painful erythematous cutaneous nodules.
Stephen L Walker +4 more
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome unmasking erythema nodosum leprosum: A rare case report
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2015 Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) occurs as an acute symptomatic expression of a latent infection during the recovery of immune system in response to antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients.
Geeta Kiran Arakkal +2 more
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Disseminated tuberculosis in association with erythema nodosum leprosum
BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences, 2022 Mycobacterial diseases are endemic in India but simultaneous occurrence of tuberculosis and leprosy is rarely reported. We report a case of disseminated tuberculosis in an immunocompromised host due long-standing unsupervised corticosteroid intake with ...
Aswathi Raj +3 more
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International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2016 Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a common complication of lepromatous leprosy. Some patients unresponsive to conventional, first-line therapeutics develop recurrent, recalcitrant ENL.
Sundeep Chowdhry +4 more
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ENLIST 1: An International Multi-centre Cross-sectional Study of the Clinical Features of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a severe multisystem immune mediated complication of borderline lepromatous leprosy and lepromatous leprosy. ENL is associated with skin lesions, neuritis, arthritis, dactylitis, eye inflammation, osteitis, orchitis ...
Stephen L Walker +19 more
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International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2018 Type 2 leprosy reactions commonly known as erythema nodosum leprosum, but various clinical manifestations of type 2 leprosy reaction were exist. The highlight of this case series was to report various atypical clinical manifestations of type 2 leprosy ...
Hendra Gunawan +5 more
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An unexpected case of venous and pulmonary thrombo-embolism in a patient treated with thalidomide for refractory erythema nodosum leprosum: a case report [PDF]
Thrombosis Journal, 2011 Recent literature reports an increased incidence of venous thrombosis following thalidomide use in the treatment of diseases with disease-related thrombotic risks such as malignancy, as well as concomitant use with chemotherapy and/or systemic ...
Chamara Ratnayake +2 more
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