Kangri-Burn Epithelioma in Kashmir
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Epithelioma, arising on skin surfaces, other than the neighbourhood of mucous membrane, is of rather rare occurrence in England. But in Kashmir the commonest seat of epithelioraata is the skin of the thigh and the abdomen. The cause of this is not far to seek. During the severe winters and indeed for a great part of the year, every Kashmiri man, woman or child carries a portable charcoal brazier under the loose gown which constitutes his or her only garment. When walking this hangs against the O # o o
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