Lepromatous leprosy and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection associated with phenomenon of Lucio versus immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

• Main Authors: Héctor Alejandro Serrano-Coll (Author), Juan Camilo Beltrán-Alzate (Author), Sonia Milena Buitrago (Author), Nora Cardona-Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Asociación Colombiana de Infectología.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL) is a severe clinical outcome of lepromatous leprosy (LL). The aetiologic cause is believed to be different from Mycobacterium leprae. A new species, Mycobacterium lepromatosis, was identified from a group of Mexican patients with DLL, and severe leprosy re...