1731 MACHIN, John ( – 1751)
An extract from the minutes of the Royal Society, March 16, 1731, containing an uncommon case of a distempered skin.
First known description of Ichthyosis hystrix, a group of rare skin disorders in the ichthyosis family of skin disorders characterized by massive hyperkeratosis with an appearance like spiny scales. Digital facsimile …
GMN 4013 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5180
1792 DANZ, Ferdinand Georg (1761 – 1793)
Von Menschen ohne Haare und Zähne.
Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia first described. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
GMN 6358 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/8255
1832 ALIBERT, Jean Louis Marc (1768 – 1837)
Monographie des dermatoses.
This includes the first published illustration of Alibert’s famous “family tree” for the classification of skin diseases, a concept which Alibert borrowed freely from Torti (No. 5231). This classification was never wi…
GMN 3990.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5021
1868 ROTHMUND, August von (1830 – 1906)
Ueber Cataracten in Verbindung mit einer eigenthümlichen Haut-de-generation.
Poikiloderma congenitale (Rothmund).
GMN 4056.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5416
1878 SQUIRE, Alexander John Balmanno (1836 – 1908)
On the treatment of psoriasis by an ointment of chrysophanic acid.
Introduction of chrysarobin in dermatology.
GMN 4075.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5512
1887 WHITE, James Clarke (1833 – 1916)
Dermatitis venenata: An account of the action of external irritants upon the skin.
White, a pupil of Hebra, was an outstanding personality in American dermatology; he held the first chair in that subject in the U.S.A. The eponym “White’s disease” refers to his description of keratosis follicularis i…
GMN 4093 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5601
1933 COCKAYNE, Edward Alfred (1880 – 1956)
Inherited abnormalities of the skin and its appendages.
GMN 4008 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5136
