Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients with Erythema Nodosum Leprosum in the Use of Thalidomide and Systemic Corticosteroid in Reference Service in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients with Erythema Nodosum Leprosum in the Use of Thalidomide and Systemic Corticosteroid in Reference Service in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Introduction. Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a type of lepra reaction treated with corticosteroids and thalidomide, but this association increases the risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Objective. To report cases of ENL with DVT in the use of thalidomide/corticosteroid associated. Methodology...

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Main Authors: Luiz Alberto Bomjardim Pôrto, Maria Aparecida de Faria Grossi, Edilamar Silva de Alecrim, Marcus Henrique de Souza Brito Xavier, Frederico Paiva e Silva, Amalia Sathler Pires, Fabianny Sanglard da Silva, Sandra Lyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8181507
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