Leprosy reactions.

• Kumano Kimiko

  Hyougo Medical Center for Adult

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Abstract

In leprosy, the causative bacteria, Mycobacterium leprae, will not threaten the lives of the hosts directly because they proliferate only slowly in the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. It is the “reactions” which give the patients irreversible morbidity through the inflammatory damages to the peripheral nerves. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of the state of the “reaction” when they examine leprosy patients. They also should be aware of the possibility of leprosy and the state of the “reaction” when they examine patients with cutaneous lesions and/or peripheral nerve disturbances, because it may be the first presenting symptom of the disease. In this review, recent advances on the issue about the reactions are discussed including pathogenesis, immunology, clinical features, pathology, treatment and prevention.

Journal

• JAPANESE JOURNAL OF LEPROSY

  JAPANESE JOURNAL OF LEPROSY 71 (1), 3-29, 2002

  Japanese Leprosy Association

Keywords

• Leprosy reaction

Details

• CRID: 1390001206323562240
• NII Article ID: 10011169914
• NII Book ID: AN10559906
• DOI: 10.5025/hansen.71.3
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BD383kt1WnsQ%3D%3D
• ISSN: 1884314X
• ISSN: 13423681
• PubMed: 11979755
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2002231856
• Text Lang: ja
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