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ELMORE TAUBER, M.D.; LEON GOLDMAN, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1933;27(2):295-301.

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Tuberculous involvement of the skin is an interesting part of the picture of tuberculosis. Any observations that bring illuminative information to the old problems of tuberculosis of the skin should be welcomed. This is possible to some extent when easily recognizable foci in other organs are present. The interest is increased further when the tuberculosis of the skin is in the Negro. Because of the comparatively recent invasion of the Negro race by the tubercle bacillus and the consequent preponderance in that race of the "puerile" form of tuberculosis, a study of the involvement of the skin may contribute something to the confusing mass of "allergy," "anergy" and "resistance." Tuberculosis cutis is still relatively uncommon in the Negro. Jones¹ stated that: "Although lupus erythematosus and various tuberculids are not uncommon during tuberculosis of the skin, lupus vulgaris in our section of the country is . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
CINCINNATI

Footnotes
From the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, and the Department of Dermatology, Cincinnati General Hospital.

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