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Actions	An adult left hand, showing deformation by leprosy Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.3923 TitleAn adult left hand, showing deformation by leprosy DescriptionAn adult left hand, showing deformation by leprosy. From a patient in British Guiana (Guyana, South America), who was a resident in the Hospital for lepers having suffered from leprosy for 15 years. The fingers have been destroyed by slowly progressing ulceration, and only parts of the proximal phalanges remain and are flexed at the metacarpophalangeal articulations. The skin of the palm is rough and ichthyotic and of the dorsum is somewhat atrophied. Production placeGuyana Object nameHAND Object categoryAnatomical, specimen Dimensions Height: 18.5 cm Width: 10 cm Depth: 8 cm

Object numberGC.3923

TitleAn adult left hand, showing deformation by leprosy

DescriptionAn adult left hand, showing deformation by leprosy. From a patient in British Guiana (Guyana, South America), who was a resident in the Hospital for lepers having suffered from leprosy for 15 years. The fingers have been destroyed by slowly progressing ulceration, and only parts of the proximal phalanges remain and are flexed at the metacarpophalangeal articulations. The skin of the palm is rough and ichthyotic and of the dorsum is somewhat atrophied.

Production placeGuyana

Object nameHAND

Object categoryAnatomical, specimen

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