@article{30660, author = {Ramal C and Casapía M and Marin J and Celis J and Baldeon J and Vilcarromero S and Cubas G and Espejo A and Bravo F and Paredes OV and Ramos J and Legua P}, title = {Diffuse Multibacillary Leprosy of Lucio and Latapí with Lucio's Phenomenon, Peru.}, 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.
}, year = {2017}, journal = {Emerging infectious diseases}, volume = {23}, pages = {1929-1930}, issn = {1080-6059}, url = {https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/pdfs/17-1228.pdf}, doi = {10.3201/eid2311.171228}, language = {eng}, }