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ERYTHEME NOUEUX LEPREUX [3 records]

Record 1 1998-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • The Skin
DEF

In leprosis, red plaque or nodule which appears in crops and fade within a few days.

OBS

In severe reactions, the lesions may ulcerate and discharge liquefied necrotic tissue (erythema necroticans).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Affection cutanée caractérisée par l'apparition de nodules ou plaques érythémateuses sensibles à la pression et pouvant s'ulcérer avec ou sans formation de bulles.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Immunology
DEF

Neuritis caused by an endoneural Arthus phenomenon, due to an imbalance mycobacterial antigen-circulating antibody, associated with an antigen excess.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Immunologie
DEF

Névrite provoquée par un phénomène d'Arthus endo-neural, qui provient d'un déséquilibre antigène mycobactérien - anticorps circulants, avec excès de l'antigène.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Human Diseases
  • The Skin
OBS

The term ENL reaction has been in use for a long time because of the crops of erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) which often are present. However, because of the numerous symptoms in addition to ENL, some of which may occur in the absence of ENL, some authors prefer the name "type 2 reaction". In other words, the new name covers all the manifestations of the symptom-complex rather than a particular one, and the name ENL can be reserved for the erythema nodosum lesions when they occur.

OBS

Type 2 reactions occur in patients near to lepromatous end of the spectrum. They occur principally in treated cases, usually one to two years after the commencement of chemotherapy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Maladies humaines
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

État réactionnel qui ne survient que chez les lépromateux qui présentent une déficience totale et définitive de l'I.M.C. [immunité à médiation cellulaire] anti-M. leprae.

OBS

Cette réaction est couramment appelée érythème noueux lépreux (ENL). Mais il existe des cas sans lésions cutanées de type érythème noueux. Il est donc préférable d'utiliser le terme de réaction de type 2 et de ne parler d'ENL qu'en cas de lésions cutanées caractéristiques.

Spanish

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