Understanding the type 1 reactional state for early diagnosis and treatment: a way to avoid disability in leprosy

• 主要な著者: Jose Augusto da Costa Nery (著者), Fred Bernardes Filho (著者), Juliana Quintanilha (著者), Alice Miranda Machado (著者), Soraya de Souza Chantre Oliveira (著者), Anna Maria Sales (著者)
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• 出版事項: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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A type 1 reaction or reversal reaction is expressed clinically by inflammatory exacerbation of the skin lesions and nerve trunks, consequently leading to sensory and motor alterations. It occurs in non-polar forms of leprosy, although it can occur in a small percentage of sub-polar LL treated patien...