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

• Päätekijät: Héctor Alejandro Serrano-Coll (Tekijä), Juan Camilo Beltrán-Alzate (Tekijä), Sonia Milena Buitrago (Tekijä), Nora Cardona-Castro (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Asociación Colombiana de Infectología.
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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...