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(_Synonyms: _ Peruvian Warts; Carrion's Disease; Oroya Fever.) #Describe verruga peruana.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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David Machuca suggested the Peruvian medical student Daniel Alcides Carrión, who wanted to know if "Oroya fever" - a lethal and hitherto unknown disease sweeping across his country - was linked to an increase in the incidence of growths wart-like eruptions known as "verruga peruana".
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David Machuca suggested the Peruvian medical student Daniel Alcides Carrión, who wanted to know if "Oroya fever" - a lethal and hitherto unknown disease sweeping across his country - was linked to an increase in the incidence of growths wart-like eruptions known as "verruga peruana".
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