University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Anatomy
Art
Moulage
Cancer
Classification
Anatomy -- models
Anatomy
Art
Moulage
Accession Number
1985.8.13
Description
Anatomical wax model of the right foot and leg below the knee showing blastomycosis with primary and secondary lesions below the knee and on the outer foot mounted on a wooden base; paper label affixed; signed by maker; without glass lid instead has a blue Coreplast frame with clear acrylic top.
Anatomical wax model of the right foot and leg below the knee showing blastomycosis with primary and secondary lesions below the knee and on the outer foot mounted on a wooden base; paper label affixed; signed by maker; without glass lid instead has a blue Coreplast frame with clear acrylic top.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine.; source: Professor N. Joy, Art as Applied to Medicine, University of Toronto.
Made for the Dept. of Surgery, University of Toronto; M. Wishart was trained under Max Broedell at Johns Hopkins; the model was made for the Art Service, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
Blastomycosis is an infection caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. It usually starts as an infection in the lungs, but can also affect the skin and other organs. It can cause skin lesions of increasing severity, like those illustrated by this anatomical model.