00887nas a2200181 4500000000100000008004100001653002600042653001200068653002000080100001600100700001500116700001300131700001700144700001400161245010200175520041400277022001400691 2014 d10aInflammatory response10aleprosy10aType 1 reaction1 aAndrade P R1 aAmadeu T P1 aNery J A1 aPinheiro R O1 aSarno E N00aCD123, the plasmocytoid dendritic cell phenotypic marker, is abundant in leprosy type 1 reaction.3 a

The chronic course of leprosy is aggravated by the emergence of reactional states such as type 1 reaction (T1R). The occurrence of T1R is deemed to be a sudden and heightened inflammatory response that eventually compromises the skin and peripheral nerves (1) . T1R occurs more frequently among the unstable borderline forms (BT, BB and BL) but has also been known to occur in lepromatous patients (LL)(2). a1365-2133