THE JOURNAL OF CUTANEOUS DISEASES INCLUDING SYPHILIS
VOL. XXII.
MARCH, 1904.
NO. 3
CASE I. was of interest because the lesions were so typical and because it offered opportunities for some further observations on this disease. John Z., a tall rather thin white man, a painter by trade, came to the dispensary of the University of Maryland complaining of sores on his face. He gave the following history: Eleven months ago he had throat trouble and bronchitis which was followed a week later by abdominal pains in the right side which lasted for about six months; bowels were constipated and when he applied later at the Johns Hopkins Dispensary for these pains, they were thought to be due to lead colic.
J Cutan Dis. March 1904;22:107-118.
Lead poisoning is ancient history. The Romans sure liked their lead. They used it to paint their villas and line their aqueducts. They . . . [Full Text of this Article]