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Psoriasis; legs of man aged 53, 1873
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Psoriasis; legs of man aged 53, 1873

Christopher D'Alton · 1873

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Pencil with watercolour drawing showing psoriasis on the legs of a 53-year-old man - an inpatient at the Royal Free Hospital, London, under Victor de Meric. Psoriasis is a common genetically determined, chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by rounded erythematous, dry, scaling patches.

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