High dose prednisolone treatment of leprosy patients undergoing reactions is associated with a rapid decrease in urinary nitric oxide metabolites and clinical improvement

Leprosy Review

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 355-362

  Schon, T ^a   Leekassa, R ^a   Gebre, N ^a   Sundqvist, T ^a   Bizuneh, E ^a   Britton, S ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; METABOLITE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; REVERSAL REACTION; URINE;

EID: 0033729475     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.20000040     Document Type: Article

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