01440nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653002200089653001000111653001100121653001100132653001200143653000900155653001600164653002500180653000900205100001100214700001300225700001200238700001400250700001000264700001200274245008700286856004100373300001100414490000700425520064400432022001401076       2003                            d  c2003 Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aChild10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae10aSkin1 aKaur I1 aIndira D1 aDogra S1 aSharma VK1 aDas A1 aKumar B00a"Relatively spared zones" in leprosy: a clinicopathological study of 500 patients.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v71n3a05.pdf  a227-300 v713 a<p>In this study, clinically all forms of lesions like macules, plaques, and nodules were found in all the "relatively spared zones," except groins. Histopathology confirmed that the disease process was established and the acid-fast bacilli were not present as a part of bacteremic settlement. Hence, it appears that practically no area on the surface of skin is immune to invasion by M. leprae. However, as the incidence of lesions and AFB in these regions is relatively less, especially over axilla and groin, these areas can be considered as relatively spared zones but not completely resistant to development of lesions of leprosy.</p>  a0148-916X