title: The nature and consequence of Karl Marx's skin disease.
abstract: From an analysis of the original correspondence, it has been possible to establish that Karl Marx's incapacitating skin disease was hidradenitis suppurativa, not 'boils' as was universally assumed at the time and since; the psychological effect of this illness on the man and his work appears to have been considerable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, U.K. sam@shuster.eclipse.co.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shuster
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D017497:Hidradenitis Suppurativa / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*