Lucio's phenomenon: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 566-571

  Costa, Izelda Maria Carvalho ^a,b   Kawano, Leticia Barbosa ^a   Pereira, Cleire Paniago ^a   Nogueira, Lucas Souza Carmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; DEATH; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FACE; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEUKOPENIA; LUCIO PHENOMENON; LUNG EMBOLISM; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFILTRATE; SKIN NECROSIS; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NECROSIS; SKIN; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 21844474798     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02566.x     Document Type: Article

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