Abstract
In the past twelve months the opportunity to see all the cutaneous diseases referred to a station hospital from two Army divisions in training at one military reservation, the troops from a reception center and troops stopping in transit has enabled one of us (C. S. L.) to observe a number of comparatively rare dermatoses in soldiers. These have included: (1) tuberculoid leprosy, (2) xanthoma diabeticorum, (3) acquired ichthyosis, (4) erythroplasia of Queyrat, (5) glossitis rhombica mediana (2 cases), (6) symmetric erythema of the soles, first described by Pernet (12 cases) and (7) hereditary dystrophy of the hair and nails. Because of certain interesting features, the last-mentioned disease is the subject of this discourse. REPORT OF CASE The patient was a 21 year old white soldier of Slavic ancestry who was referred to this hospital from the medical dispensary of his infantry organization with a tentative diagnosis of fungous infection
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