DER EINFLUSS DES NATIONALSOZIALISMUS AUF DIE DERMATOLOGIE IN ÖSTERREICH 1933-1955

Daniela Angetter, Renate Feikes und Karl Holubar Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Universitét Wien ZEITGESCHICHTLICHES SYMPOSIUM im Rahmen der 40. Tagung der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Hamburg, FREITAG 14.MAI 1999 (illustriert am Beispiel der österreichischen Gesellschaft für Dermatologie und Venerologie und am Personalstand den beiden Wiener Universitéts-Hautkliniken und deren zugeordneten akademischen Lehrern) Unser Fachgebiet hat … Continued

The History of European Dermatopathology

Karl Holubar, MD FRCP, Institute for the History of Medicine, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria An unpublished lecture given at the International Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting, , Orlando, FL, USA, 26 February 1998. Ladies and Gentlemen I am supposed to speak to you on the history of European dermatopathology, a story that could start … Continued

The Myth of Philippe Ricord’s Son-in-Law

Alex Dracobly Adjunct Assistant Professor of History University of Oregon Mr. Dracobly is currently working on a book length manuscript on Philippe Ricord and the French school of syphilography. It is sometimes asserted that Alfred Fournier, the late- nineteenth-century "pope of syphilography," was the son-in-law of Philippe Ricord, as if the scientific relationship between the … Continued

Olavide and the roots of Spanish dermatology

X. Sierra, MD Read also The dermatological heritage in danger in Madrid by J. Calap Dermatology in Spain did not have such an early awakening as in France, England, or Austria. There had been some early work carried out in this field, such as that of Alfaro, who in 1840 published a book which basically … Continued

The dermatological heritage in danger in Madrid : Rescue Olivade’s moulages

An information from Professor JOAQUIN CALAP CALATAYUD, Cadix, Spain Read also Olavide and the roots of Spanish dermatology by X. Sierra In 1860, the great Spanish dermatologist Jose Eugenio de Olavide became physician in the Hospital de San Juan de Dios in Madrid. In 1873 published his famous Atlas De La Clinica Iconografica De Enfermedades De La Piel … Continued

1849-1999 : 150 ans de dermatologie à l’Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris

Gérard TILLES Société française d'histoire de la dermatologie, Musée de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris Fondée en 1849, l'Assistance publique célèbre cette année les 150 premières années de son histoire. Cet anniversaire a donné lieu à  de nombreuses manifestations, à  des cérémonies commémoratives, à  la gravure d'une médaille, à  l'émission d'un timbre-poste et à  la publication de … Continued

The birth of Irish Dermatology

Frank C. Powell Regional Centre of Dermatology Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland. The main contributions of Irish doctors to the speciality of dermatology took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. In this presentation we will describe how Irish doctors first described: mercury drug eruptions the infectivity of secondary syphilis potassium iodide as a treatment for … Continued

Le Professeur Jacques Charpy

Professeur Philippe BERBIS Service de Dermatologie, CHU Nord - Marseille Jacques CHARPY naît à  Montluçon le 18 mars 1900. Il effectue ses études secondaires au lycée Stanislas à  Paris. Son père, membre de l'académie des Sciences, l'oblige, malgré son ambition avouée pour la Médecine, à  des études de Sciences. Ayant accompli son cursus scientifique, titulaire … Continued

The case of Alibert’s two trees

Robert Jackson, M.D Dr. Robert Jackson, MD, FRCP, is a Senior Dermatologist, Ottawa Civic Hospital he is Emeritus Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) at the University of Ottawa, Canada You may write to Dr. Jackson at robertj@istar.ca This text is based on a presentation made at the Canadian Dermatology Association meeting held in Montreal in June … Continued

The History of Urticaria and Angioedema

Professor Lennart Juhlin, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden Probably the most early description of the disease we today call urticaria is found in "The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic", Huang Di Nei Jing, which was written sometimes between 1000-200 years before Christ (1, 2). In chapter 64 of Basic questions (Sin Wen) urticaria is … Continued

Physical Methods of Dermatological Treatment – 1921

According to Dr. Jay Frank Schamberg Presented by Robert J. Thomsen, M.D. Los Alamos, New Mexico History of Dermatology Symposium March 1, 2001 Washington, D.C.   Introduction Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen. It is my distinct pleasure to be here with you this afternoon to discuss the modern physical methods of treatment of … Continued