Borderline tuberculoid leprosy of the scalp

A case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy involving the hairy scalp is reported. To the best of our knowledge, only two paucibacillary leprosy patients with scalp lesion have been reported, and in only one was the scalp covered with hair.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Leprosy review 2001-09, Vol.72 (3), p.357-359
Hauptverfasser:	SHAW, Isaac Neeraj, EBENEZER, Gigi, BABU, B, RAO, Geetha S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Leprosy Leprosy, Borderline - diagnosis Leprosy, Borderline - pathology Leprosy, Tuberculoid - diagnosis Leprosy, Tuberculoid - pathology Male Medical sciences Scalp Dermatoses - diagnosis Scalp Dermatoses - pathology Tropical bacterial diseases Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of borderline tuberculoid leprosy involving the hairy scalp is reported. To the best of our knowledge, only two paucibacillary leprosy patients with scalp lesion have been reported, and in only one was the scalp covered with hair.
ISSN:	0305-7518 2162-8807
DOI:	10.5935/0305-7518.20010044