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Case Report: A Psoriatic Arthritis Patient with Dactylitis & Enthesitis
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Looking to Psoriatic Arthritis History to Disrupt Current Thinking
As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam’s skin suddenly became diseased, as white as snow. When Aaron turned toward her, he saw that she was diseased. —Numbers 12:10 ad goes here:advert-1ADVERTISEMENTSCROLL TO CONTINUEFor 29 years he [Fray Pedro de Urraca] was afflicted by … pain, suffering it at once in all the joints…