TY - JOUR
KW - leprosy
KW - Lucio’s phenomenon
KW - Treatment
KW - Brazil
AU - Peixoto AB
AU - Portela PS
AU - Leal FRPC
AU - Brotas AM
AU - Rodrigues NCDS
AB - Lucio's phenomenon represents a serious cutaneous necrotizing reaction, which can occur with Lucio's leprosy and also in other forms of lepromatous leprosy. The authors discuss the case of a 63-year-old male patient presenting with ulcers and necrotic cutaneous lesions on the limbs, torso and face, associated with recurring sinusitis, hoarseness and a weight loss of 25 kilos over the last year. Bacilloscopy of intradermal scrapings showed a bacilloscopic index of 5 and the histopathological findings were compatible with the diagnosis of Lucio's phenomenon. The chosen treatment was exclusively multibacillary multidrug therapy, resulting in important dermatological improvement after one month of therapy. The authors present an impressive case of Lucio's phenomenon with an exceptional response to treatment exclusively with multibacillary multidrug therapy.
BT - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24346890?dopt=Abstract
CN - PEIXOTO 2013
DA - 2013 Nov-Dec
DO - 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132398
IS - 6 Suppl 1
J2 - An Bras Dermatol
LA - eng
N2 - Lucio's phenomenon represents a serious cutaneous necrotizing reaction, which can occur with Lucio's leprosy and also in other forms of lepromatous leprosy. The authors discuss the case of a 63-year-old male patient presenting with ulcers and necrotic cutaneous lesions on the limbs, torso and face, associated with recurring sinusitis, hoarseness and a weight loss of 25 kilos over the last year. Bacilloscopy of intradermal scrapings showed a bacilloscopic index of 5 and the histopathological findings were compatible with the diagnosis of Lucio's phenomenon. The chosen treatment was exclusively multibacillary multidrug therapy, resulting in important dermatological improvement after one month of therapy. The authors present an impressive case of Lucio's phenomenon with an exceptional response to treatment exclusively with multibacillary multidrug therapy.
PY - 2013
SP - 93
EP - 6
T2 - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
TI - Lucio's Phenomenon. Case study of an exceptional response to treatment exclusively with multibacillary multidrug therapy.
TT - Fenômeno de Lúcio. Relato de um caso exuberante com excelente resposta ao tratamento com Poliquimioterapia Multibacilar
UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v88n6s1/0365-0596-abd-88-06-s1-0093.pdf
VL - 88
SN - 1806-4841
ER -