T-cell regulation in Erythema Nodosum Leprosum.

• Main Authors: Edessa Negera (Author), Stephen L Walker (Author), Kidist Bobosha (Author), Rawleigh Howe (Author), Abraham Aseffa (Author), Hazel M Dockrell (Author), Diana N Lockwood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leprosy is a disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae where the clinical spectrum correlates with the patient immune response. Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) is an immune-mediated inflammatory complication, which causes significant morbidity in affected leprosy patients. The underlying cause of ENL i...