scholarly journals Lucio’s phenomenon in untreated advanced leprosy

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 200413
Author(s):  
Nurwahyuna Rosli
Keyword(s):  
Lucio’S Phenomenon

Lucio’s Phenomenon

2021 ◽  
Vol 384 (17) ◽  
pp. 1646-1646
Author(s):  
Mahroo Tajalli ◽  
Carlos G. Wambier
Keyword(s):  
Lucio’S Phenomenon

scholarly journals Lucio’s phenomenon: A life-threatening medical emergency

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 94-95
Author(s):  
Fred Bernardes Filho ◽  
Daiana Pess ◽  
Andressa Lumi Akabane ◽  
Norma Tiraboschi Foss ◽  
Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade
Keyword(s):  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Lucio’S Phenomenon

Lucio’s phenomenon: report of five cases

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 1397-1401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Finucci Curi ◽  
Julieta Solis Villaroel ◽  
Nora Migliore ◽  
Adriana Albertengo ◽  
María Laura Aquino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lucio’S Phenomenon

Lepromatous leprosy with Lucio's phenomenon

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-63
Author(s):  
Yan-Fei Wang ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Hui Huang
Keyword(s):  
Lepromatous Leprosy ◽  
Lucio’S Phenomenon

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

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 566-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa ◽  
Leticia Barbosa Kawano ◽  
Cleire Paniago Pereira ◽  
Lucas Souza Carmo Nogueira
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Lucio’S Phenomenon

scholarly journals Lucio Phenomenon mimicking with Vasculo necrotic Erithema Nodosum Leprosum: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-294
Author(s):  
Dwi Sepfourteen ◽  
Tutty Ariani
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Erythema Nodosum ◽  
Lepromatous Leprosy ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Acid Fast Bacilli ◽  
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum ◽  
Endothelial Proliferation ◽  
Hands And Feet ◽  
Epidermal Necrosis ◽  
Lucio’S Phenomenon

Clinical features of Lucio’s phenomenon (LP), shows a nectorizing erythema, may mimicking Erythema Nodosum leprosum with vasculonecrotic. A 46 years old man presented with diagnosis lepromatous leprosy with Lucio’s phenomenon and diferential diagnosis borderline lepromatous (BL) with vasculonecrotic erithema nodosum leprosum. The patients complained there were painless ulcers on his lower limbs and scrotum, with surrounded by purpuric patches which subsequently became gangrenes and ulcerated for 3 weeks. There was numbness of both hands and feet, the eyelashes, eyebrows baldness since 5 years ago. Patient never got the treatment before. Bacteriological examination showed bacterial index 6+ Histopathology: there were Flattened epidermis by narrow grenz zone, and lymphocyte in perivascular with macrophage. There was endothelial proliferation of capiller. Fite faraco stain showed macrophage infiltration around the perivasculer, with colonization of the endothelial cell by acid fast bacilli and epidermal necrosis and diagnosis as Lepromatous leprosy with Lucio phenomenon. This patient is given adult multiple drug therapy (MDT) therapy, methylprednisolone, neurotrophic vitamins. Lucio’s phenomenon most commonly affects patients with untreated leprosy. Clinically, it may be difficult to differentiate Lucio phenomenon from Erythema nodosum leprosum with vasculonecrotic. In this case, the histopathological examination were colonization of endothelial cell by acid fast bacilli, epidermal necrosis and endothelial proliferation of the vessel.

scholarly journals Serial case reports: Pregnancy with Lucio’s phenomenon of leprosy in dr. Soetomo hospital, Surabaya

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nareswari I. Cininta ◽  
M.I.A Akbar ◽  
Rozi A. Aryananda ◽  
Khanisyah E. Gumilar ◽  
Manggala Pascawardhana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Fetal Growth ◽  
Fetal Growth Restriction ◽  
Complex Disease ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Multidrug Therapy ◽  
First Case ◽  
Child Bearing ◽  
Lucio’S Phenomenon ◽  
In Pregnancy

Leprosy is a complex disease which will affect in many aspects of the patient. In dr. Soetomo hospital, there were two cases of pregnancy with leprosy and Lucio’s phenomenon from 2014 until 2018. Both had been receiving multidrug therapy (MDT) before pregnancy but stopped due to lack of compliance. First case was resulted with term. Second case was admitted with worse condition than the first case, fetal growth restriction and ended with preterm delivery probably because the severity of the case. Lucio’s phenomenon incidence is increased in pregnancy due to immunodeficient condition. This serial case report shows that the initial diagnosis and optimum treatment of leprosy is very important especially in women of child-bearing age.

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