Comparing the clinical and histological diagnosis of leprosy and leprosy reactions in the INFIR cohort of Indian patients with multibacillary leprosy.

• Main Authors: Diana N J Lockwood (Author), Peter Nicholls (Author), W Cairns S Smith (Author), Loretta Das (Author), Pramila Barkataki (Author), Wim van Brakel (Author), Sujai Suneetha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The ILEP Nerve Function Impairment in Reaction (INFIR) is a cohort study designed to identify predictors of reactions and nerve function impairment in leprosy. The aim was to study correlations between clinical and histological diagnosis of reactions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Thre...