Leprosy reactions: The predictive value of Mycobacterium leprae-specific serology evaluated in a Brazilian cohort of leprosy patients (U-MDT/CT-BR).

• Main Authors: Emerith Mayra Hungria (Author), Samira Bührer-Sékula (Author), Regiane Morillas de Oliveira (Author), Lúcio Cartaxo Aderaldo (Author), Araci de Andrade Pontes (Author), Rossilene Cruz (Author), Heitor de Sá Gonçalves (Author), Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna (Author), Gerson Oliveira Penna (Author), Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Leprosy reactions, reversal reactions/RR and erythema nodosum leprosum/ENL, can cause irreversible nerve damage, handicaps and deformities. The study of Mycobacterium leprae-specific serologic responses at diagnosis in the cohort of patients enrolled at the Clinical Trial for Uniform Mult...