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Inoculation indeterminate leprosy localised to a smallpox vaccination scar
Ashok Ghorpade
  Ashok Ghorpade
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, J.L.N Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai-490006, Chhattisgarh state, India
Correspondence to: A. Ghorpade, 1B, Street 13, Hospital Sector, Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)-490006, India (Tel: +91 788 2322309; Fax: +91 788 2241926; e-mail: draghorpade@yahoo.com)
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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.

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Ashok Ghorpade;
Inoculation indeterminate leprosy localised to a smallpox vaccination scar; Leprosy Review; 2007; 78; 4; 398-400; DOI: 10.47276/lr.78.4.398
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DOI: 10.47276/lr.78.4.398

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articleview.article_date_pre accepted on 15 September 2007 and articleview.pub_on 01 December 2007
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Inoculation indeterminate leprosy localised to a smallpox vaccination scar
A. Ghorpade
Inoculation leprosy in a smallpox scar
GhorpadeAshok
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, J.L.N Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai-490006, Chhattisgarh state, India
Correspondence to: A. Ghorpade, 1B, Street 13, Hospital Sector, Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)-490006, India (Tel: +91 788 2322309; Fax: +91 788 2241926; e-mail: )
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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.