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

• Main Authors: Edessa Negera (Author), Melaku Tilahun (Author), Kidist Bobosha (Author), Saba M Lambert (Author), Stephen L Walker (Author), John S Spencer (Author), Abraham Aseffa (Author), Hazel M Dockrell (Author), Diana N Lockwood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 wi...