Word: dermatologist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...herpes patient who believes in frankness is Paul Morris, 33, a fan-belt salesman in Houston. He caught herpes in 1976. Dr. A. a general practitioner, said it was syphilis or gonorrhea. Dr. B. a dermatologist, thought it was an unknown skin ailment, and Dr. C. a specialist in infectious diseases, could not identify it but was positive it was not herpes. Only Dr. D. an old friend, had the wit to take a culture that showed the problem was herpes. When Morris informed the woman who gave it to him, she brushed it off with "No big deal." Morris...
Kligman, well-known dermatologist and an expert on such ailments as acne and athlete's foot, performed experiments with the chemical dioxin on many inmates during the 1960s, with grants from Dow and the U.S. Department of Defense...