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

Ramal, Cesar; Casapia, Martin; Marin, Johan; Celis, Juan C.; Baldeon, Jorge; Vilcarromero, Stalin; Cubas, Guillermo; Espejo, Alex; Bravo, Francisco; Paredes, Oswaldo V.; Ramos, Jose M.; Legua, Pedro

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

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Nov 2017
By Ramal, Cesar ; Casapia, Martin ; Marin, Johan ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Ramal, Cesar ; Casapia, Martin ; Marin, Johan ; Celis, Juan C. ; Baldeon, Jorge ; Vilcarromero, Stalin ; Cubas, Guillermo ; Espejo, Alex ; Bravo, Francisco ; Paredes, Oswaldo V. ; Ramos, Jose M. ; Legua, Pedro
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Aged Humans Leprosy, Multibacillary Male Mycobacterium Leprae Skin
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 23(11):1929-1930.
Pubmed ID:

29048291
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5652424
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Letter
Place as Subject:

Peru
Volume:

23
Issue:

11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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