Bartonella henselae as a putative trigger for chronic type 2 leprosy reactions

Leprosy reactions are an acute inflammatory phenomenon that can arise before diagnosis, during treatment, or after cure of leprosy. These reactions are considered one of the main diseases that cause physical disabilities. Immunosuppressive treatment for these immune responses makes these patients su...

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Main Authors: Luciene Silva dos Santos, Marina Rovani Drummond, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart, Andrea Fernandes Eloy da Costa França, Elemir Macedo de Souza, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867023009613