Delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions followed by erythema nodosum leprosum

International Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 316-327

  Rea, Thomas H ^a   Sieling, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; THALIDOMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032410605     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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