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Diffuse Multibacillary Leprosy of Lucio and Latapí with Lucio's Phenomenon, Peru.

Ramal C, Casapía M, Marin J, et al. Emerging infectious diseases. 2017; 23 (11) : 1929-1930.

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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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Ramal C

Casapía M

Marin J

Celis J

Baldeon J

Vilcarromero S