Type 2 leprosy reaction with Sweet's syndrome-like presentation

• Main Authors: Francielle Chiavelli Chiaratti (Author), Egon Luiz Rodrigues Daxbacher (Author), Antonielle Borges Faria Neumann (Author), Thiago Jeunon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Leprosy is a chronic disease characterized by manifestations in the peripheral nerves and skin. The course of the disease may be interrupted by acute phenomena called reactions. This article reports a peculiar case of type 2 leprosy reaction with Sweet's syndrome-like features as the f...