Azathioprine in controlling Type 2 reactions in leprosy: A case report

Leprosy Review

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-292

  Athreya, S P K ^a  

^a Leprosy Mission Hosp   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CLOFAZIMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PRESCRIPTION; DRUG COMBINATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AZATHIOPRINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38449091332     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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