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Erythema Exudativum Multiforme, Its Present Significance—With A Report of A Case of Erythema Circinatum Bullosum et Hæmorrhagicum, Following a Gunshot Wound, Apparently Due to Steptococcus Infection and Terminating Fatally.
Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(1):16.
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THE JOURNAL OF CUTANEOUS DISEASES
VOL. XXVI
JANUARY, 1908
NO. 1.
By WILLIAM THOMAS CORLETT, M. D.
Cleveland, Ohio.
J. H., male, aged twelve years, with a negative family history, was said to have been a healthy, well developed child at birth.
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On May 5, 1906, he was struck behind the left ear with a shot from a Flobert rifle.
J Cutan Dis. January 1908;26(1):7-14.
Editor's Comment
Nicholas Flobert (1819-1894) was a French firearm designer who popularized the rimfire cartridge. Previously, guns were muzzle loaded, which was a tedious procedure and confounded by inclement weather. Rimfire cartridges were essentially enlarged percussion caps containing the priming compound and projectile; only later was propellant added to increase firepower. Rimfire refers to the priming mix being contained in a hollow rim inside the cartridge case. Flobert cartridges were typically 9 mm or smaller, light, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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