title: Borderline tuberculoid leprosy of the scalp.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Schiffelin Leprosy Research & Training Centre, Karigiri, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ebenezer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology