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A 51-year-old man had multiple nonspecific subcutaneous nodules and small red hemorrhagic papules on his trunk. Histopathologically, the subcutaneous nodules were shown to be lobular capillary hemangiomas with edematous stroma...
BACKGROUND: Interleukin(IL)-8 is a potent chemotactic factor for neutrophils which was induced by tumor necrosis factor-a and IL-1. Serum IL-8 level was known to be associated with the poor prognosis...
BACKGROUND: The type 2 deviated immunological state is predominant in lepromatous leprosy. Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is an immune-complex mediated reaction that typically occurs in lepromatous leprosy. To date, the...