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Case Report
Tuberculoid leprosy involving hairy scalp:A case report
Ashok Ghorpade, Cherukot Ramanan, Pratap Manglani
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Ashok Ghorpade
Correspondence Address:
Ashok Ghorpade
| How to cite this article: Ghorpade A, Ramanan C, Manglani P. Tuberculoid leprosy involving hairy scalp:A case report. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1994;60:41-42 |
Copyright: (C)1994 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
Tuebrculoid leprosy involving the hairy scalp is described. The lesion was single, raised, involved the hairy area of scalp and extended to the surrounding non hairy area also. It is interesting to note that scalp, which is presumed to be immune to leprosy, was singled out by the Mycobacterium leprae, leaving other cooler areas free. To the best of our knowledge such a preferential scalp affliction has not been reported earlier in literature.
Keywords: Leprosy, Tuberculoid leprosy, Hairy scalp
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