Thalidomide in the treatment of erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) in an outpatient setting: A five-year retrospective analysis from a leprosy referral centre in India.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Brahmaiah Upputuri (लेखक), Michael Sukumar Pallapati (लेखक), Patrick Tarwater (लेखक), Aparna Srikantam (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), or type 2 lepra reaction, is a multi-system immune-mediated complication in patients with multibacillary leprosy, frequently associated with chronicity and recurrences. Management of ENL requires high doses of oral corticosteroids, which may not be universally effect...