title: Leprosy and herpes zoster; an association or dissociation?
abstract: Nerve involvement is common to the pathogenesis of both leprosy and herpes zoster. We report two cases of borderline leprosy in which the skin lesions characteristically spared the healed zoster scar. Possible mechanisms and relationship are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Bhushan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology