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Arch Dermatol. 1998;134:22.

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VOL. XVI.
JANUARY, 1898
NO. 1.

Original Communications.

ETIOLOGY OF ZOSTER.*

BY WM. GILBERT HAY, M.D.,

Assistant to the Chair of Dermatology, Medical Department, University of California; Patholo gist to French Hospital, San Francisco; Lecturer on Anatomy, Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. (From the Pathological Laboratory of Douglass W. Montgomery, M.D.)

J Cutan Genito-Urin Dis

January 1898;16:1.

Editor's Comment

MY first thought was, "That's his credentials? He taught an art class?" But on further review, hey, Dr Hay, I can relate.

When I was a kid and went to the doctor, I loved to check out all the diplomas on the wall. I had no idea what those pieces of parchment meant, but for me at least, along with white bucks and the smell of disinfectant, they were an integral part of a physician's aura. I was particularly impressed by Gothic lettering, gilt medallions, and dead languages.

Once I had my own . . . [Full Text of this Article]