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DARIO ARGÜELLES-CASALS, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1954;69(3):368-369.

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Recklinghausen's disease is classified as a rare disease in the Negro. American dermatologists with wide experience among Negro patients report seeing this condition infrequently. Lewis¹ surveyed the literature in 1942 and found that only three cases had been reported among the Negro race: Weiss,^* in 1921, reported two typical and extensive cases in Negroes—one of a woman, aged 22, and the other of a man, aged 46. Another case in a Negro has been described by Heuer and Bell. Niedelman² added a fourth Negro case. A search of the literature has failed to reveal any additional reports of Recklinghausen's disease among Negroes.

I have seen five Cuban Negroes with Recklinghausen's disease, and herein report these cases.

REPORT OF CASES

Case L—C. F., a 32-year-old Negro woman, stated that as far back as she could remember her body had been covered with numerous "lumps."

A physical examination revealed multiple . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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HABANA, CUBA

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