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Article: Inoculation indeterminate leprosy localised to a smallpox vaccination scar.(Case study)
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- Leprosy Review
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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Summary A single, indeterminate leprosy lesion localised exclusively to a smallpox vaccination scar in a 32-year old Indian male is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. This is the second published report of a leprosy lesion occurring at the site of a smallpox vaccination.
Introduction
The exact mode of transmission in leprosy is unclear and the skin has been considered as one potential route of its transmission. (1-3) The occurrence of a single leprosy lesion localised to a smallpox vaccination scar is a pointer towards the importance of the skin as a portal of entry for Mycobacterium leprae.
Case report
A 32-year ...