Symmetrical gangrene of the tips of the ears

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Symmetrical gangrene of the tips of the ears. St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives & Museum. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Watercolour drawing of the ears of a man who had symmetrical gangrene (Raynaud's disease) of the tips of both ears. The left ear is rather more affected than the right. From a man, aged 45, who was a costermonger by occupation. The left ear had been affected for three months and the right for two. He had always lived in England.

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