Case Report: A Case Series of Immunobiological Therapy (Anti-TNF-α) for Patients With Erythema Nodosum Leprosum

Case Report: A Case Series of Immunobiological Therapy (Anti-TNF-α) for Patients With Erythema Nodosum Leprosum

Patients with leprosy may experience a chronic and severe type II leprosy reaction (ENL) erythema nodosum leprosum that may not respond to thalidomide and systemic immunosuppressants or may even cause serious adverse events. We here present four patients in whom anti-TNF-α therapy was used with succ...

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Main Authors: Ana Flávia Moura Mendes, Ciro Martins Gomes, Patrícia Shu Kurizky, Mayra Ianhez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
leprosy
dermatology
immunosuppression therapy
autoimmunity
leprosy reaction
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.879527/full

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