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Type II leprosy reaction

Reação hansênica do tipo II

Category

Definition

This phenomenon, also named downgrading reaction, occurs in borderline leprosy states and is associated with a decrease in cell-mediated immunity with a shift towards the lepromatous end of the clinical spectrum.

Index Terms

Type II leprosy reactionType II downgrading reactionErythema nodosum leprosumLucio phenomenon