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The effects of prednisolone treatment on serological responses and lipid profiles in Ethiopian leprosy patients with Erythema Nodosum Leprosum reactions - Fig 2
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posted on 2018-12-28, 18:42 authored by Edessa Negera, Melaku Tilahun, Kidist Bobosha, Saba M. Lambert, Stephen L. Walker, John S. Spencer, Abraham Aseffa, Hazel M. Dockrell, Diana N. LockwoodSerological responses to antigens in patients with ENL before and after prednisolone treatment (A): response to M. leprae PGL-1 antigen; (B): response to M. leprae Ag85 antigen; (C): response to M. leprae LAM antigen; Number of ENL = LL = 25; Statistical test: Mann-Whitney unpaired test (U). * P≤0.05; Error bars show median ± interquartile range.
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BLEthiopian leprosy patientsLAMErythema Nodosum Leprosum reactions Background Erythema nodosum leprosum30 non-reactional LL patient controlsdensity lipoproteinprednisolone-induced complicationsHDLLDLprednisolone treatmentENL reactionsENL patientsENL reactionmonitoring lipid profilesELISAAg 85 MLL controlslipid profile alterationsTGTClipid profileslepromatous leprosyAg 85 antigensALERThost antibody responsePGL
