Hippocrates on Pediatric Dermatology - PubMed
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. 2015 Sep-Oct;32(5):600-3.
doi: 10.1111/pde.12626. Epub 2015 Jun 8.
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Hippocrates on Pediatric Dermatology
Markos Sgantzos et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 Sep-Oct.
Abstract
Hippocrates of Kos is well known in medicine, but his contributions to pediatric dermatology have not previously been examined. A systematic study of Corpus Hippocraticum was undertaken to document references of clinical and historical importance of pediatric dermatology. In Corpus Hippocraticum, a variety of skin diseases are described, along with proposed treatments. Hippocrates rejected the theory of the punishment of the Greek gods and supported the concept that dermatologic diseases resulted from a loss of balance in the body humors. Many of the terms that Hippocrates and his pupils used are still being used today. Moreover, he probably provided one of the first descriptions of skin findings in smallpox, Henoch-Schönlein purpura (also known as anaphylactoid purpura, purpura rheumatica, allergic purpura), and meningococcal septicemia.
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