瘡かさ掻かき

noun

person with a skin disease; syphilitic patient

Dated colloquial term, now largely replaced by medical vocabulary. Historically used as a derogatory label for someone with visible skin lesions, especially syphilis.

• 昔むかしは「瘡かさ掻かき」と呼よばれて差さ別べつされる人ひともいた。

  In the past, some people were discriminated against by being called 'kasakaki'.