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TUMOR-LIKE KERATOSESReport of a Case
MAURICE T. FLIEGELMAN, M.D.;
ADOLPH B. LOVEMAN, M.D.
AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1952;66(3):353-357.
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THE DEVELOPMENT of tumors on the dorsa of the hands in a patient following a severe sunburn was first reported by Poth1 in 1939. Spontaneous involution occurred in approximately eight months. Two previous similar experiences had been noted by this same patient.
In his paper Poth adequately reviewed the literature of actinic dermatoses, and Stillians,2 in 1950, presented additional data on the effects of irradiation of the skin.
The following case is presented in some detail because Poth3 feels that it is the first case since his original report that parallels his case both clinically and histologically.
REPORT OF CASE
Mr. D. L. C., aged 75, was referred to the dermatology clinic of the Veterans Administration Hospital, Louisville, in February, 1950, because of multiple warty growths on the dorsa of his hands and wrists.
The patient had been a blacksmith from 1923 to 1943,
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Author Affiliations
LOUISVILLE
From the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology of the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Footnotes
Sponsored by the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are a result of their own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration.
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