Moraes MO, Sampaio EP, Nery JA, Saraiva BC, Alvarenga FB, Sarno EN.
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Nery JA, Perisse AR, Sales AM, Vieira LM, Souza RV, Sampaio EP, Sarno EN.
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Moraes MO, Sarno EN, Teles RM, Almeida AS, Saraiva BC, Nery JA, Sampaio EP.
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Welsh O, Gomez M, Mancias C, Ibarra-Leal S, Millikan LE.
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Valentini A, Nery JA, Salles AM, Vieira LM, Sarno EN.
[Edema in leprosy: the clinical and therapeutic aspects].
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Moreira AL, Kaplan G, Villahermosa LG, Fajardo TJ, Abalos RM, Cellona RV, Balagon MV, Tan EV, Walsh GP.
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Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1998 Mar;66(1):61-5. No abstract available.
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Sampaio EP, Moraes MO, Nery JA, Santos AR, Matos HC, Sarno EN.
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Sarno EN, Nery JA, Garcia CC, Sampaio EP.
Is pentoxifylline a viable alternative in the treatment of ENL?
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Talhari S, Orsi AT, Talhari AC, Souza FH, Ferreira LC.
Pentoxifylline may be useful in the treatment of type 2 leprosy reaction.
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Skjeldal S, Hvaal K, Nordsletten L, Aasen AO, Reikeras O, Torvik A.
Pentoxifylline reduces skeletal muscle necrosis after acute hindlimb ischemia in rats.
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