Patiënt lijdend aan de huidziekte 'hydroa bullosum' before 1881

This anonymous photograph from before 1881 depicts a patient suffering from the skin disease hydroa bullosum. The image captures the patient's arms, showing the distinctive, clustered blisters that characterize the condition. The photograph, likely created for medical documentation, highlights the stark reality of this rare, and often debilitating, skin disorder. The use of a candid, almost clinical style underscores the image's purpose as a medical record, a visual testament to the human experience of illness.