Fibrosis: a distinguishing feature in the pathology of neural leprosy.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study underscores that fibrosis is frequently the severe end stage of neural leprosy NL pathogeny after analysing the notably distinct development of fibrosis within the neural environment.
PMID: 31389520 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - August 9, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Antunes SLG, Jardim MR, Vital RT, Pascarelli BMO, Nery JADC, Amadeu TP, Sales AM, da Costa EAF, Sarno EN Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research