Face of a woman affected with lymphangiectasis

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Face of a woman affected with lymphangiectasis. St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives & Museum. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Black and white photograph of the face of a young woman, showing a deformity due to lymphangiectasis. The tissues of the right orbit protrude as a large rounded mass. The lids could not be spontaneously opened. The nose and the whole right side of the face are enlarged.

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