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Hand from a case of epidermolysis bullosa
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Hand from a case of epidermolysis bullosa

Yetts, Walter Perceval

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Watercolour drawing illustrating the appearance of the disease known as epidermolysis bullosa. The patient was a man of 60 who was suffering from a malignant tumour in the abdomen. The eruption began on the arms and legs, lasted for about six weeks then disappeared. Drawing shows the patient's left hand.

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