Widespread Necrotizing Purpura and Lucio Phenomenon as the First Diagnostic Presentation of Diffuse Nonnodular

Amira Shahin1, Randa Yousef1, Soliman Hussein1

  • 1Drs. Shahin, Yousef, Niazy, Attia, Elmasry, Shalaby, Abdelkader, and Abdel-Halim as well as Ms. Teleb, Ms. Elbendary, Mr. Mourad, and Mr. Hamed are from the Kasr Al Aini Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. Drs. Shahin, Niazy, and Attia as well as Ms. Teleb and Mr. Hamed are from the Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation. Drs. Yousef, Elmasry, Shalaby, Abdelkader, and Abdel-Halim as well as Ms. Elbendary and Mr. Mourad are from the Department of Dermatology. Dr. Hussein is from Al Kalaa Leprosarium Hospital, Cairo. Ms. Bahgat is from Al Omrania Leprosarium Hospital, Giza, Egypt.

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|February 15, 2022
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