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A rare case of type 1 leprosy reactions following tetanus infection in a borderline tuberculoid leprosy patient and a literature review

BACKGROUND: Type 1 leprosy reaction, also known as “reversal reaction”, is related to cellular immune responses to Mycobacterium leprae antigens. The risk factors that trigger type 1 leprosy reactions are poorly understood. Leprosy with concurrent tetanus is rare, and there are no publicly available...

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Published in:Infect Dis Poverty
Main Authors: Shi, Chao, Jing, Zhi-Chun, Yang, De-Gang, Zhu, Jian-Yu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6004287/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29908564
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-018-0441-4
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