A Case of Syphilitic Melanoderma
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A Hindu male, unmarried, pujari by profession, was admitted into the Thomason Hospital, Agra, on 13th September, 1941, with the-following complaints :? (i) Pigmentation of the skin all over the body. (ii) Burning sensation all over the body. The patient stated that three years back he noticed a black patch on the palm of the right hand which slowly extended above the wrist. Within two years all the extremities were practically covered with such patches. Since last year the patches have appeared and extended
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