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

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.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 23(11): 1929-1930, 2017 11.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29048291

ABSTRACT

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.

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Leprosy, Multibacillary/diagnosis; Mycobacterium leprae/isolation & purification; Aged; Humans; Leprosy, Multibacillary/microbiology; Leprosy, Multibacillary/pathology; Male; Peru; Skin/microbiology; Skin/pathology

Key words

Leprosy; Lucio's phenomenon; Mycobacterium leprae; Peru; Peruvian Amazon; South America; bacteria; diffuse leprosy of Lucio and Latapí; lepromatous; multibacillary leprosy; vascular thrombosis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Leprosy, Multibacillary / Mycobacterium leprae Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Peru Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2017 Document type: Article

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