| 单词 | lepra reaction |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslepra reaction lepra reaction n. acute exacerbation of leprosy, occurring during certain treatments for the condition, and typically characterized by fever, redness and swelling of skin lesions, and often acute neuritis, occurring esp. during leprosy treatment; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1923 Philippine Jrnl. Sci. 23 521 Workers in India believe that, to get the best results, the administration of antileprosy drugs should be pushed until some degree of lepra reaction, that is, apparent activation of one or more of the lesions, with or without fever, is produced. 1960 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 Aug. 656/2 Cortisone and related steroids have been found valuable in controlling lepra reactions provoked by dapsone. 2010 M. Longmore et al. Oxf. Handbk. Clin. Med. (ed. 8) 428 Beware sudden permanent paralysis from nerve inflammation caused by dying bacilli..; this ‘lepra reaction’ may be mollified by thalidomide. < as lemmas |
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