Title
Diffuse multibacillary leprosy of Lucio and Latapí with Lucio’s Phenomenon, Peru
Date Issued
01 November 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
letter
Author(s)
Marin J.
Celis J.C.
Baldeon J.
Cubas G.
Espejo A.
Paredes O.V.
Ramos J.M.
U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit 6 (NAMRU-6)
Publisher(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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.
Start page
1929
End page
1930
Volume
23
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85032032643
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus