00942nas a2200181 4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002100054653003900075653002600114100001100140700001300151700001000164700001200174245006000186520050000246022001400746 2016 d10aleprosy10aLucio phenomenon10aNecrotic erythema nodosum leprosum10aType 2 lepra reaction1 aKim JY1 aChung KY1 aKim W1 aJung SY00aLucio Phenomenon In Non-endemic Area of Northeast Asia.3 a

Leprosy, which troubled a lot of people in the past, has become a rare disease in northeast Asia. As part of people's efforts to root out leprosy, the number gradually dropped, reaching less than 10 new leprosy patients per year in south Korea1. One of peculiar reactional states of leprosy, Lucio phenomenon which exhibits a restricted global distribution is extremely rare in nonendemic area of leprosy such as south Korea. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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