Diffuse Multibacillary Leprosy of Lucio and Latapí with Lucio’s Phenomenon, Peru [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 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
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Lucio’s phenomenon, a mutilating manifestation of leprosy [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021 Eduardo Vinicius Mendes Roncada +2 more
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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection of the Upper Extremity as a Manifestation of Hansen’s Disease [PDF]
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 2022 Hansen’s disease is a well-described, largely historic infection that is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Lucio's phenomenon is an aggressive, rare form of untreated lepromatous leprosy characterized by diffuse cutaneous lesions and systemic symptoms.
Sofia Bougioukli, MD, PhD +5 more
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Lucio's phenomenon: exuberant case report and review of Brazilian cases [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 Lucio’s phenomenon is an uncommon reaction characterized by severe necrotizing cutaneous lesions that occurs in patients with Lucio’s leprosy and lepromatous leprosy. It is considered by some authors as a variant of type 2 or 3 reaction.
Rafael Henrique Rocha +5 more
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Lucio's Phenomenon. Case study of an exceptional response to treatment exclusively with multibacillary multidrug therapy [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 Lucio's phenomenon represents a serious cutaneous necrotizing reaction, which can occur with Lucio's leprosy and also in other forms of lepromatous leprosy.
Amanda Braga Peixoto +4 more
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"Lucio's Phenomenon" Associated with Mycobacterium lepromatosis. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2016 A 49-year-old man born on Sinaloa, Mexico, presented to the consult on December 2014 with ulcerations in the abdominal region and lower extremities with serous fluid, foul smell, and pus, but without lymphadenopathy. Three years before he developed hypopigmented macules in scapular zone, and in November 2014, the first nodules in lower extremities ...
Velarde-Félix JS +2 more
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Lucio’s phenomenon in a non-endemic region: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsLeprosy remains a persistent health challenge in endemic regions with cases rising in non-endemic regions such as North America. Patients with leprosy present with a variety of symptoms including limited skin lesions in tuberculoid leprosy to extensive ...
Adam C Yu, Airiss R Chan, Eunice Y Chow
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Evidence of hidden leprosy in a supposedly low endemic area of Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2017 OBJECTIVES Show that hidden endemic leprosy exists in a municipality of inner São Paulo state (Brazil) with active surveillance actions based on clinical and immunological evaluations. METHODS The study sample was composed by people randomly selected by
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Vasculonecrotic Reaction Caused by Mycobacterium Lepromatosis Infection—A Case Report of an HIV/Leprosy-Coinfected Patient [PDF]
Infectious Disease ReportsBackground: Vasculonecrotic reactions in leprosy are typically associated with type 2 reactions. Differentiating between necrotizing erythema nodosum leprosum (nENL) and Lucio’s phenomenon (LP) can be difficult, as overlapping clinical and ...
Fernando Amador-Lara +5 more
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Lucio's phenomenon: another case reported in Brazil Fenômeno de Lúcio: mais um caso relatado no Brazil [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2012 Lucio's phenomenon is defined as a variant of type 2 leprosy reaction. It is a rare event, occurring in the evolution of leprosy of Lucio and other forms of lepromatous leprosy. It has an exacerbated proliferation of Hansen bacilli in its pathophysiology,
Rodrigo Monteiro +5 more
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