Lucio's phenomenon: exuberant case report and review of Brazilian cases

Abstract Lucio’s phenomenon is an uncommon reaction characterized by severe necrotizing cutaneous lesions that occurs in patients with Lucio’s leprosy and lepromatous leprosy. It is considered by some authors as a variant of type 2 or 3 reaction. Death can occur because of blood dyscrasia or sepsis. Precipitating factors include infections, drugs and pregnancy. We report a 31-year-old female patient exhibiting both clinical and histopathological features of lepromatous leprosy and Lucio’s phenomenon presenting favorable response to treatment. We complement our report with a literature review of the Brazilian cases of Lucio’s phenomenon published in Portuguese and English.

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Main Authors:	Rocha,Rafael Henrique, Emerich,Paulo Sergio, Diniz,Lucia Martins, Oliveira,Marcela Bahia Barretto de, Cabral,Aline Neves Freitas, Amaral,Ana Cristina Vervloet do
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016001100060
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