Studies of human leprosy lesions in situ using suction-induced blisters: cell changes with IgM antibody to PGL-1 and interleukin-2 receptor in clinical subgroups of erythema nodosum leprosum

• Main Authors: Bhoopat L., Scollard DM., Theetranont C., Chiewchanvit S., Nelson DL., Utaipat U.
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2014
• 在線閱讀: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3557
• 機構: Chiang Mai University

To examine the immunopathogenesis of type 2 erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) reactions in leprosy, we studied cellular and soluble immunologic components of skin lesions in 57 patients with reactions (19 acute ENL and 38 chronic ENL), 61 active patients without reactions, and 33 control patients whos...