Clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory prognostic factors in patients with leprosy reactions: A 10-year retrospective cohort study
IntroductionLeprosy reactions, the main cause of neural damage, can occur up to 7 years after starting multidrug therapy. We aimed to approach the prognostic factors that may influence the leprosy reactions over the follow-up time.MethodsRetrospective cohort study, encompassing 10 years of data coll...
Main Authors: | Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Diogo Fernandes Santos, Mayara Ingrid Sousa Lima, Larissa Pereira Caixeta, Meydson Benjamin Carvalho Correa, Emilly Caroline dos Santos Moraes, Natalia Carine Almeida Conceição, Luiz Ricardo Goulart, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.841030/full |
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