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ID#:

12171

Caption:

This 1963 image depicted a left lateral view of a young Maprik, Papua New Guinea woman, whose skin displayed pathologic changes indicative of the mycotic infection, tinea imbricata, also known as Tokelau, a fungal infection of the superficial layers of skin, caused by the fungal organism, Trichophyton concentricum.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ K. Mae Lennon, Tulane Medical School; Clement Benjamin

Creation Date:

1963

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