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Subcutaneous nodules on the knee of a female patient

Watercolor drawing by Thomas Godart (1821-1887). Godart was employed as Medical Artist at the medical school at St Bartholomew's Hospital. (Source: St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Museum, commonly known as "Barts," a teaching hospital in London. Courtesy of the Wellcome Collection, London, England. Creative Commons Attribution [CC-BY 4.0] License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Illustration restored and edited by Dr. Douglas J Lanska.)

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