“…4 ); this was one of the first dermatological classifications to consider the morphological aspects of lesions. 8 , 29 , 30 , 37 , 38 Figure 4 Classification of dermatological diseases by Plenck. Source: Doctrina de Morbis Cutaneis, Vienna, 1776.…”
Section: Modern Dermatology: the Contributions Of The Great European Medical Schoolsmentioning
The study of skin, the science of dermatology, has undergone significant transformations throughout the centuries. From the first descriptions of skin diseases in Egyptian papyri and in Hippocratic writings to the first treatises on dermatology, important individuals and discoveries have marked the specialty. In the 18
th
and 19
th
centuries, the specialty consolidated itself as a field of medical study based on the first classifications of dermatoses, diagnostic methods, and drug treatments. In the 20
th
century, the scientific and technological revolution transformed dermatological practice, incorporating new therapeutic resources, as well as surgical and aesthetic procedures. In the face of such a vigorous process, it is important to provide a historical synthesis for the medical community to recognize and understand the origins that supported one of the most relevant specialties in the current medical scenario.
“…4 ); this was one of the first dermatological classifications to consider the morphological aspects of lesions. 8 , 29 , 30 , 37 , 38 Figure 4 Classification of dermatological diseases by Plenck. Source: Doctrina de Morbis Cutaneis, Vienna, 1776.…”
Section: Modern Dermatology: the Contributions Of The Great European Medical Schoolsmentioning
The study of skin, the science of dermatology, has undergone significant transformations throughout the centuries. From the first descriptions of skin diseases in Egyptian papyri and in Hippocratic writings to the first treatises on dermatology, important individuals and discoveries have marked the specialty. In the 18
th
and 19
th
centuries, the specialty consolidated itself as a field of medical study based on the first classifications of dermatoses, diagnostic methods, and drug treatments. In the 20
th
century, the scientific and technological revolution transformed dermatological practice, incorporating new therapeutic resources, as well as surgical and aesthetic procedures. In the face of such a vigorous process, it is important to provide a historical synthesis for the medical community to recognize and understand the origins that supported one of the most relevant specialties in the current medical scenario.
“…50 AD) gave the earliest description of kerion, confusion existed till the discovery of Microsporum auodinii as the cause of “gray patch” ringworm of the scalp in 1843. [ 1 ] The controversy hovered from favus to porrigo, from teignes to hèrpes circiné, and so on. The ailment classically affected children and the treatment was to confine them in hospital till adolescence when it resolved spontaneously or to epilate with an agonizing method of removing the scalp hair with a leather disc called calotte that were painted with pitch and applied on the scalp to epilate almost all hairs.…”
“…First time in the history almost all diseases of the skin known during that period fitted in a simpler 14 heads. [14] Hence, he broke away from the path of 1500-year-old Galenic tradition of classifying in hairy-nonhairy way. However, his method was not perfect.…”
Section: The Revolutionary Endeavormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Habra's path breaking works on the “pathologic-anatomic classification” and distribution of lesion and diagnosis opened a new horizon; the influence of Viennese school gradually spreaded to the United States and an altogether new era has begun. [14]…”
Since the early days of cutaneous medicine, naming of the entities had remained a confusing subject. Earlier texts of all ancient civilisations are almost similar in this topic The Biblical controversy regarding the actual translational meaning of the original Hebrew term Zara ‘at has become a centre of controversy amongst many research scholars of the medical history. Similar debate exists about the Ayurvedic term Kustha---- whether it meant leprosy or stood for a number of skin affliction is a matter of controversy. A scientific and rational classification system was, therefore needed. The process started with Galen and traversed a long path and ultimately with the eight orders classification system proposed by Robert Willan in the early part of the nineteenth century resolved the issue. This whole journey was eventful….almost all the great doyens of dermatology directly or indirectly contributed to this process. This overview will focus on the main such events of the medical history in nutshell.
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