Diffuse Multibacillary Leprosy of Lucio and Latapí with Lucio's Phenomenon, Peru.

Authors :: Celis, Juan C.
Baldeon, Jorge
Cubas, Guillermo
Espejo, Alex
Paredes, Oswaldo V.
Ramal, Cesar
Casapia, Martin
Marin, Johan
Vilcarromero, Stalin
Bravo, Francisco
Legua, Pedro
Ramos, Jose M.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Nov2017, Vol. 23 Issue 11, p1929-1930, 2p
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Diffuse multibacillary leprosy of Lucio and Latapí is mainly reported in Mexico and Central America. We report a case in a 65-year-old man in Peru. He also had Lucio's phenomenon, characterized by vascular thrombosis and invasion of blood vessel walls by leprosy bacilli, causing extensive skin ulcers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: HANSEN'S disease
MYCOBACTERIUM
BLOOD vessels
SKIN ulcers
HANSEN'S disease diagnosis
SKIN microbiology
SKIN

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