Distinct histopathological patterns in single lesion leprosy patients treated with single dose therapy (ROM) in the Brazilian multicentric study

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 177-186

  Costa, Mauricio B ^a   Cavalcanti Neto, Plorencio F ^b   Martelli, Celina M T ^a   Stefani, Mariane M A ^a   Maceira, Juan P ^c   Gomes, Maria Katia ^c   Schettini, Antonio Pedro M ^d   Rebello, Paula F B ^d   Pignataro, Patricia E ^e   Ueda, Emilia S ^h   Narahashi, Kazue ^f   Scollard, David M ^g  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d Alfredo da Matta Foundation WHO Reference Leprosy Laboratory   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^f Secretariat of Health   (Brazil)

^g LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOCYCLINE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NEURITIS; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0035718968     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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