Comparing the Clinical and Histological Diagnosis of Leprosy and Leprosy Reactions in the INFIR Cohort of Indian Patients with Multibacillary Leprosy

Diana N.J. Lockwood, Peter Nicholls, W Cairns S Smith, Loretta Das, Pramila Barkataki, Wim H. van Brakel, Sujai Suneetha

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2012 · 64 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Leprosy reactions may be under-diagnosed by clinicians and increasing biopsy rates would help in the diagnosis of reactions. Future studies should look at sub-clinical T1R and ENL and whether they have impact on clinical outcomes.

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