00849nas a2200253 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001800059653001100077653002400088653000900112653001600121653002200137100001100159700001200170700001100182700001200193245006300205300001000268490000700278050003200285520026400317022001400581 2003 d c2003 Jul-Sep10aHerpes Zoster10aHumans10aLeprosy, Borderline10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPeripheral nerves1 aJain R1 aDogra S1 aKaur I1 aKumar B00aLeprosy and herpes zoster; an association or dissociation? a263-40 v75 aInfolep Library - available3 a

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.

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