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Ushitaro Matsuura

松浦有志太郎
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Ushitaro Matsuura (松浦 有志太郎, Matsuura Ushitaro; November 2, 1865 – August 28, 1937) was a Japanese dermatologist at Kyoto Imperial University who, after retiring before the specified age of retirement, was engaged in a crusade against alcohol and prostitution. He named the disease pityriasis rotunda and his diagnosis is still being used today.

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