|
Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 7e
| Part 2. Disorders Presenting in Skin and Mucous Membranes > Section 4. Inflammatory Disorders Based on T-Cell Reactivity and Dysregulation > |
Chapter 18. Psoriasis
Sections: Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathogenesis, Clinical Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Complications, Prognosis and Clinical Course, Treatment, Prevention, References.
Topics Discussed: psoriasis.
Excerpt:
"The earliest descriptions of what appears to represent psoriasis
are given at the beginning of medicine in the Corpus
Hippocraticum. This work was edited in Alexandria 100 years
after the death of Hippocrates (460–377 B.C.), who presumably was the author.
Hippocrates used the terms psora and lepra for conditions that can be recognized
as psoriasis. Later, Celsus (ca. 25 B.C.) described a form of impetigo that
was interpreted by R. Willan (1757–1812) as being psoriasis. Willan
separated two diseases as psoriasiform entities, a discoid lepra
Graecorum and a polycyclic confluent psora leprosa, which later
was called psoriasis. In 1841, the
Viennese dermatologist Ferdinand von Hebra (1816–1880)
unequivocally showed that Willan's lepra Graecorum and
psora leprosa were one disease that had caused much confusion because
of differences in the size, distribution, growth, and involution
of lesions...."
The content above is only an excerpt.
For full access, log into an existing user account below, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription to the complete website.
|
|
|
|
|