Leprosy is caused by . The condition primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. There are two types of leprosy reactions, Type 1 and Type 2 or erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL). ENL is a severe multi-system, immune-mediated complication of lepromatous leprosy. It is characterised by widespread painful cutaneous nodules, fever and peripheral oedema. This report discusses the unusual case of a 29-year-old woman who developed a localised form of ENL which required thalidomide to induce remission.
BT - Skin health and disease C1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38577053
DA - 04/2024 DO - 10.1002/ski2.339 IS - 2 J2 - Skin Health Dis LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is caused by . The condition primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. There are two types of leprosy reactions, Type 1 and Type 2 or erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL). ENL is a severe multi-system, immune-mediated complication of lepromatous leprosy. It is characterised by widespread painful cutaneous nodules, fever and peripheral oedema. This report discusses the unusual case of a 29-year-old woman who developed a localised form of ENL which required thalidomide to induce remission.
PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 4 T2 - Skin health and disease TI - Localised erythema nodosum leprosum-A rare entity managed with thalidomide. UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ski2.339 VL - 4 SN - 2690-442X ER -