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Arch Dermatol. 1999;135:254.

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VOL. XVII.

MARCH, 1899.

NO. 3.

Selections.

Demodex Folliculorum.—DE AMICIS (Ital. Soc. of Derm., Brit. Journ. of Derm., January, 1899, p. 42).

Although previously considered a harmless inhabitant of the skin, in this instance the parasites caused a café-au-lait discoloration of the lip and chin of a lady. The microsporon furfur was excluded by examination. The demodex was found in large numbers, as many as twenty-two in one preparation. Measures taken to remove the parasite caused disappearance of the pigmentation. Professor Maiocchi narrated two cases in which the demodex had caused discoloration.

J. Cutan Genito-Urin Dis. March 1899;17:147.

Editor's Comment

Ever since café au lait was added to the dermatologic lexicon, foods have been used to describe numerous skin conditions. Try to identify the indelible, if inedible, culinary connection between dermatology and the foods shown in the following photographic spread. The key follows.

Archives A Century Ago: Key

1. framboesia (synonym, yaws) = raspberry; 2. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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