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Published Online, 11 December 2007, www.theannals.com, DOI 10.1345/aph.1K419. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy: Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 127-130. DOI 10.1345/aph.1K419 © 2008 Harvey Whitney Books Company. ... OBJECTIVE: To report a case of... more
Background Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) is a serious complication of leprosy. It is normally treated with high dose steroids, but its recurrent nature leads to prolonged steroid usage and associated side effects. There is little... more
Leprosy reactions are a significant cause of morbidity in leprosy population. Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is an immunological complication affecting approximately 50% of patients with lepromatous leprosy (LL) and 10% of borderline... more
Erythema nodosum is the most common cause of inflammatory nodules secondary to septal panniculitis in the body. It may be observed as an isolated finding or in the context of a systemic disorder. We described herein a young lady with... more
Erythema nodosum is the most common cause of inflammatory nodules secondary to septal panniculitis in the body. It may be observed as an isolated finding or in the context of a systemic disorder. We described herein a young lady with EN-... more
Crohn's disease is frequently associated with extraintestinal... more
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) is a serious complication of leprosy. It is normally treated with high dose steroids, but its recurrent nature leads to prolonged steroid usage and associated side effects. There is little evidence on the... more
Leprosy affects skin and peripheral nerves, and acute inflammatory type 1 reactions (reversal reaction) can cause neurologic impairment and disabilities. Single skin lesion paucibacillary leprosy volunteers (N = 135) recruited in three... more
In non-endemic countries, leprosy, or Hansen's disease (HD), remains rare and is often underrecognized. Consequently, the literature is currently lacking in clinical descriptions of leprosy complications in the United States.... more
A 54-year-old woman complained of tender, non-pruritic plaques on both legs which had erupted 2 weeks earlier. These lesions were accompanied with arthralgia, weakness, and fever. No other symptoms suggesting infection were referred such... more
Leprosy reactions are a significant cause of morbidity in leprosy population. Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is an immunological complication affecting approximately 50% of patients with lepromatous leprosy (LL) and 10% of borderline... more
To analyse patients presenting with acute inflammatory ankle arthritis from an aetiological standpoint; whether they had Löfgren's syndrome (acute presentation of sarcoidosis), or Poncet's disease (reactive arthritis due to... more
Löfgren's syndrome is an acute form of sarcoidosis that mostly presents with erythema nodosum, periarticular ankle inflammation, arthritis, conjunctivitis, and unilateral or bilateral hilar or right paratracheal lymphadenopathy.... more
A 47-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with an eruption of 4 days' duration. The eruption started on the face, neck, and hands. Later, lesions appeared on the arms and legs, accompanied by arthralgia. She had a... more
In this study, we investigated the clinical features, etiology, and also predictive factors of secondary erythema nodosum (EN) in patients with EN. A total of 100 patients (mean age: 37 years) diagnosed with EN between 1993 and 2004 in... more
The panniculitides represent a group of heterogeneous inflammatory diseases that involve the subcutaneous fat. The specific diagnosis of these diseases requires histopathologic study because different panniculitides usually show the same... more
Leprosy is a chronic dermato-neurological disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae infection. In 2016, more than 200,000 new cases of leprosy were detected around the world, representing the most frequent cause of infectious irreversible... more
Behçet's Disease is a chronic, systemic, relapsing disease, an occlusive vasculitis which is immune complex mediated. Ocular involvement is usually bilateral, often asymmetric, associated with the loss of visual functions. This case... more