A 32-year-old man with borderline lepromatous leprosy on anti-leprosy therapy for 6 months presents with sudden onset of painful nodules, fever, and neuritis. Skin biopsy shows neutrophilic infiltration with vasculitis. Which single feature best distinguishes this lepra reaction from the other type?

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