Lucio's phenomenon: another case reported in Brazil Fenômeno de Lúcio: mais um caso relatado no Brazil

Lucio's phenomenon: another case reported in Brazil Fenômeno de Lúcio: mais um caso relatado no Brazil

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, which invade blood vessel walls and inj...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Monteiro, Marcelo Guimarães Tiezzi, Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu, Claudia Cardoso Macedo de Oliveira, Eduardo Vinícios Mendes Roncada, Luciena Cegatto Martins Ortigosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-04-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Coagulação sanguínea
Eritema nodoso
Hanseníase Virchowiana
Quimioterapia
Terapêutica
Transtornos da coagulação sanguínea
Trombose
Blood coagulation
Blood coagulation disorders
Drug therapy
Erythema nodosum
Leprosy, lepromatous
Therapeutics
Thrombosis
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