Face of patient with large, primary syphilitic ulcer
Wellcome Collection

Face of patient with large, primary syphilitic ulcer

Godart, Thomas

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Watercolour drawing of the face of a patient with a large spreading ulcer affecting the inner corner of the eyelids, with the left side of the nose and cheek. The ulcer had many of the characters of a primary syphilitic sore. It healed under the influence of black-wash and mercury administered internally.

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