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Observations on the Effects of Dr. Fowler's Mineral Solution in Lepra and Other Diseases.
Thomas Girdlestone
- Vol. 15, Iss: 86, pp 297-301
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History of the treatment of psoriasis
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Arsenic: history of its use in dermatology
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Lepra vulgaris. History of Psoriasis
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Introduction: History of psoriasis and psoriasis therapy
TL;DR: This chronicle of psoriasis begins in ancient times when Psoriasis, leprosy, and other inflammatory skin disorders were thought to be the same condition, and continues in modern times when clinical descriptions distinguished it from other cutaneous disorders.