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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JUSTIN L. MOONEY

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1944;50(3):167-169.

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Until recently, epidermolysis bullosa was a disease rarely seen or, at least, rarely diagnosed. Perhaps, as stated by Major Greenberg¹ in a report of 5 cases seen by him, the concentration of so many men brings to light certain diseases that might never be seen under ordinary circumstances. Another reason is, of course, the fact that many of these men have various eruptions for which they have never consulted a physician, owing either to their financial condition or their environment in civilian life, and on entering the armed services immediately take advantage of the medical consultation offered them or are forced to attend their sick bays by the insistence of the men associated with them or their company commanders. Considering that all 4 of my patients were referred with other diagnoses may also point to the fact that this disease is commoner than heretofore considered, and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MC-V (S), U.S.N.R.

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This article has been released for publication by the Division of Publications of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the United States Navy. The opinions and views set forth are those of the writers and are not to be construed as reflecting the policies of the Navy Department.

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