A critical appraisal of the ENLIST severity scale for erythema nodosum leprosum.
- Resource Type
- Letter
- Authors
- Kumar, Bhushan; Mehta, Hitaishi; Narang, Tarun; Dogra, Sunil
- Source
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4/26/2022, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p1-4. 4p.
- Subject
- *ERYTHEMA nodosum
*SYMPTOMS
*NECK pain
*EYE inflammation
*SCIENTIFIC apparatus & instruments
*LYMPHADENITIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1935-2727
During the process of revision of IAL Textbook of Leprosy (3 SP rd sp Edition) we had the occasion to look more carefully at the 10-item ENLIST-ENL severity scale for erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) which is now being followed by many researchers in many countries (Available from: https://bit.ly/3uc1pYt) [[1]]. Pain: The "pain" at item No.1 probably means "pain in the skin or pain in the nodules of ENL". Moreover, the authors themselves while referring to a study on ENL from Nepal [[3]] where joint pain, nerve pain and muscle pain were itemized separately, had commented "it is not clear how these were defined nor whether these symptoms were solely attributable to ENL"?. [Extracted from the article]