An 1894 Wax Model of a French Sailor With Skin Disease of the Nose, Causing Bulbous Irritation

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Realistic wax models have been utilized in military medicine to study many different medical conditions. This 1894 particular model shows a French sailor who suffered from a skin disease called rhinophyma, which is a complication of acne rosacea.

(via National Museum of Health and Medicine)

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