Patiënt lijdend aan de huidziekte 'ichthyosis simplex' before 1881

This anonymous photograph, titled "Patiënt lijdend aan de huidziekte 'ichthyosis simplex'" (Patient Suffering from the Skin Disease 'Ichthyosis Simplex'), dates back to before 1881. The image depicts a close-up of a young boy's back, highlighting the characteristic thickened skin scales associated with the rare genetic condition ichthyosis. The image is a valuable record of the disease's visual impact, contributing to the medical understanding of the skin disorder known as 'fish scale disease'.