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The Declaration of Independence from a dermatology perspective
Leonard J Hoenig1, Uwe Wollina2, Nick J Levell3
1Private Practice, Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA.
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This contribution celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by presenting the dermatology-related conditions of five of the signers: Caesar Rodney's nonmelanotic skin cancer, Richard Stockton's lip cancer, Samuel Chase's facial flushing, Benjamin Franklin's psoriasis, and Thomas Jefferson's boils. Also discussed are Benjamin Rush's early description of dengue fever in North America as well as the issue of slavery, in which the color of one's skin determined who was a slave and who was the master.
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