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British physician Thomas Addison

British physician Thomas Addison (1793-1860) described several cases with “idiopathic” anemia characterized by pallor, weakness, and progressively worsening health leading to death. (Courtesy of the Wellcome Collection. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.)

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