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

Unusual Presentation of Necrotic Erythema Nodosum Leprosum on Scalp: A Case Report.

Lepra reactions are acute episodes occurring during the disease process of leprosy and are of 2 types: type 1 or reversal reaction and type 2 reaction or erythema odosumleprosum (ENL). In the episodes of lepra reaction several parts are affected including face and extremities like oral cavity. In the present case report we reported a rare case of lepromatous leprosy with necrotic ENL involving ...

Erythema nodosum leprosum in borderline leprosy. Report of a case.

Lepra Reaction with Lucio Phenomenon Mimicking Cutaneous Vasculitis

Leprosy is a disease typically found in the tropics. Patients with leprosy can have varying presentation with constitutional symptoms, joint pains, skin nodules, and rarely a vasculitis-like picture with skin ulcers and neuropathy. We present a young lady who presented with the rare manifestation of skin infarcts mimicking cutaneous vasculitis, diagnosed on histopathology to have Lucio phenomen...

Erythema nodosum leprosum mimicking Sweet's syndrome: an uncommon presentation.

Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) lesions may uncommonly develop ulceration, necrosis, pustulation or bullae. This 60 year-old female was hospitalised with previously undiagnosed multibacillary (BL) leprosy and Sweet's syndrome-like ENL, a presentation that is rarely reported. In addition to skin lesions simulating Sweet's syndrome, she had anaemia, elevated ESR, and a peripheral leucocytosis wit...

Erythema nodosum leprosum.