VOL. XIX.
APRIL, 1901.
NO. 4.
A CASE OF DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS ILLUSTRATING AN UNUSUAL PUSTULAR VARIETY OF THE DISEASE.
BY GROVER WILLIAM WENDE, M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of Buffalo, and HERBERT D. PEASE, M.B., Bacteriologist, New York State Pathological Laboratory, University of Buffalo. F. N. H., 25 years old, of American birth. His occupation was that of a blacksmith; he was always robust, and had enjoyed the best of health. His family history is negative, as all its members were drowned in the Titusville flood when the patient was quite young.
J Cutan Genito-Urin Dis.
April 1901;19:171-180.
Editor's Comment
Oil Creek overflowed its banks on June 5, 1892, devastating Titusville, Pa. Although an exact casualty figure was never known, contemporary reports estimated between 75 and 100 people lost their lives. As horrific as the Titusville flood was, its toll pales in comparison with some of the world's worst floods. . . [Full Text of this Article]