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Discoloured skin on the torso and arms of a man suffering from pityriasis versicolor. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Severely diseased skin on the face, buttocks and genitals of a baby boy suffering from inherited syphilis. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Diseased skin on the torso, neck and arms of a man suffering from morbus pedicularis. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Diseased skin and nails on the hands and fingers of sufferers of a variety of diseases, including psoriasis and syphilis. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Diseased skin on the face, scalp, chest and body of a baby suffering from pruriginous impetigo, with a detail showing the leg and foot. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Rash on the face, arms and chest of a baby suffering from lichen infantum. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Diseased skin on the face and eye of a small boy suffering from herpes zoster (common shingles). Chromolithograph by E. Burgess (?), 1850/1880?.

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Burgess, E.

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Diseased skin on the face, scalp, chest and body of a baby suffering from pruriginous impetigo, with a detail showing the leg and foot. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Rash on the face, arms and chest of a baby suffering from lichen infantum. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Discoloured skin on the torso and arms of a man suffering from pityriasis versicolor. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.

Diseased skin on the face and eye of a small boy suffering from herpes zoster (common shingles). Chromolithograph by E. Burgess (?), 1850/1880?.

Diseased skin and nails on the hands and fingers of sufferers of a variety of diseases, including psoriasis and syphilis. Chromolithograph by E. Burgess, 1850/1880?.