Evaluation of apoptosis in skin biopsies of patients of borderline leprosy and lepra type 1 reaction

• Main Authors: Nivedita Patnaik (Author), Sarla Agarwal (Author), Sonal Sharma (Author), Satendra Sharma (Author), Deepika Pandhi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The role of apoptosis is not clear in leprosy and lepra reactions. Objectives: To evaluate frequency of apoptosis in skin lesions of borderline leprosy and Type 1 lepra reaction. Methods: Sixty patients with borderline leprosy (30 with clinically diagnosed Type 1 reaction (T1R) (Group I)...