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Harry R. Foerster, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1927;16(3):360-370.

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LEPROSY. Presented by DR. OLIVER and DR. FINNERUD.

A Polish woman, about 50 years of age, had an eruption of general distribution of seven weeks' duration, which developed while she was under treatment at the Cook County Tuberculosis Hospital for "advanced pulmonary tuberculosis." The cutaneous disorder, which was practically devoid of subjective symptoms, began on the face and soon appeared on the other areas. As the patient could not speak English, a detailed history was unobtainable.

Examination showed a weak and poorly nourished person with infiltrated, dull reddish, round and fused plaques on the face, with no evidence of central atrophy or marginal follicular keratotic plug formation; smaller and larger erythematous plaques of various sizes and of less infiltration were present on the trunk and extremities. There was no involvement of the lips or mucous membranes of the mouth, and the ulnar nerves were not palpable.

DISCUSSION

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