Abstract:Leprosy may present kidney and endothelial abnormalities, being a risk factor for
complications. However, the involvement of renal and vascular endothelia has
been poorly investigated. We aimed to investigate if the levels of systemic
endothelial biomarkers are associated with kidney abnormalities and the clinical
forms of leprosy. This is a cross-sectional study with leprosy patients enrolled
in January 2017 to December 2018, before the initiation of the multidrug
therapy. Leprosy-associated clinical and epid… Show more
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