01097nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001300055653001000068653002800078653002100106653001100127653001200138653002600150653001800176653002200194100001700216245003300233300001000266490000600276050001700282520053000299022001400829       1982                            d  c1982 Jan10aAlopecia10aBible10aDiagnosis, Differential10aHistory, Ancient10aHumans10aleprosy10aReligion and Medicine10aSkin Diseases10aSkin Pigmentation1 aFreilich A R00aTzaraat--"biblical leprosy".  a131-40 v6  aFREILICH19823 a<p>Tzaraat refers to a group of skin diseases that, according to the Old Testament, renders one ritually unclean. Analysis of the text reveals that there are four categories of lesions discussed. Each category has a primary lesion as well as specific secondary changes. The primary lesions include depigmented lesions on previously healthy skin, lesions on previously abnormal skin, lesions on areas of diffuse alopecia, and lesions of localized alopecia. It is unlikely that these diseases have a modern-day counterpart.</p>  a0190-9622