Concomitant lucio phenomenon and erythema nodosum in a leprosy patient: Clues for their distinct pathogeneses

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-292

  Benard, Gil ^a   Sakai Valente, Neusa Y ^a   Bianconcini Trindade, Maria Angela ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Erythema nodosum leprosum; Histopathology; Lepromatous leprosy; Lucio phenomenon; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EAR INJURY; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; FEMALE; FIBRIN CLOT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LUCIO PHENOMENON; NEURITIS; NOSE INJURY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN NECROSIS; VASCULITIS; WOUND HEALING; BIOPSY; DRUG COMBINATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NECROSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NECROSIS; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66149109931     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318193c74c     Document Type: Article

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