M*A*S*H star Loretta Swit fears she is battling a mystery illness, after turning up at a recent event with a band aid covering her nose. Swit, 70, appeared on Thursday at the New York launch party for new theater comedy Flamingo Court, which stars her M*A*S*H co-star Jamie Farr.

When asked about her nose, Swit confirmed a skin sample had been taken for testing - but refused to confirm she had undergone a biopsy to test for skin cancer.

She pleaded with snappers to airbrush her photos, to hide the band aid.

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