TY - JOUR KW - Adult KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Tattooing AU - Singh G AU - Tutakne M A AU - Tiwari V D AU - Dutta R K AB -

A case of Inoculation Leprosy following tattooing in a soldier is being reported. Escape of infection in one tattoo and occurrence of disease in another when tattooing was done simultaneously, is of interest. Possible mechanism for such occurrence is discussed.

BT - Indian journal of leprosy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3835219?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1985 Oct-Dec IS - 4 J2 - Indian J Lepr LA - eng N2 -

A case of Inoculation Leprosy following tattooing in a soldier is being reported. Escape of infection in one tattoo and occurrence of disease in another when tattooing was done simultaneously, is of interest. Possible mechanism for such occurrence is discussed.

PY - 1985 SP - 887 EP - 8 T2 - Indian journal of leprosy TI - Inoculation leprosy developing after tattooing--a case report. VL - 57 SN - 0254-9395 ER -