Open AccessSerum macrophage migration inhibitory factor levels in leprosy patients with erythema nodosum leprosum
Author(s) -
Frainey Bansal,
Tarun Narang,
Sunil Dogra,
Keshavamurthy Vinay,
Seema Chhabra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_591_16
Subject(s) - erythema nodosum , leprosy , macrophage migration inhibitory factor , medicine , dermatology , lepromatous leprosy , erythema , immunology , pathogenesis , disease , cytokine
Erythema nodosum leprosum is an immune-mediated complication of leprosy which causes significant morbidity. Biomarkers in the pathogenesis of erythema nodosum leprosum are not yet fully determined.