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 histopathology 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. Ninety 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.
BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15361954?dopt=Abstract CN - GUERRA 2004 DA - 2004 Sep-Oct DO - 10.1590/s0037-86822004000500003 IS - 5 J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. LA - por N2 -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 histopathology 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. Ninety 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.
PY - 2004 SP - 384 EP - 90 T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical TI - [Erythema nodosum leprosum case series report: clinical profile, immunological basis and treatment implemented in health services]. VL - 37 SN - 0037-8682 ER -