Avaliação de série de casos de eritema nodoso hansênico: perfil clínico, base imunológica e tratamento instituído nos serviços de saúde
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2004-09
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Erythema nodosum leprosum is an acute inflammatory event in the chronic course of leprosy. It is considered an immunological disorder and an important cause of morbidity and disability. We evaluate the clinical profile, serology and histhopathology 58 erythema nodosum leprosum patients sequentially recruited, from July- December 2000, in an endemic area in Central Brazil (Goiás State). Half of the reactins were considered severe and 66% of the cases had the first episode of reaction during specific treatment. The majority of patients and controls were positive to anti-PGL-I IgM. The more frequent histopathological findings in erythema nodosum leprosum were presence of intracellular acid-fast bacilli, perivascular/peradnexial mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate, and neural aggression. Ninity six percent of the patients were treated with systemic steroid in the first episode. The results point out to the association between ENL and neuritis and the rare adoption of thalidomide as a solely medication in the health services.
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Tratamento, Hanseníase, Eritema nodoso hansênico, Anti-PGL I, Histopatologia, Treatment, Leprosy, Erythema nodosum leprosum, Anti-PGL I, Histopathology
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GUERRA, Jackeline Gomes; PENNA, Gerson Oliveira; CASTRO, Lia Cândida Miranda de; MARTELLI, Celina Maria Turchi; STEFANI, Mariane Martins Araújo; COSTA, Maurício Barcelos. Avaliação de série de casos de eritema nodoso hansênico: perfil clínico, base imunológica e tratamento instituído nos serviços de saúde. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Uberaba, v. 37, n. 5, p. 384-390, 2004.