Skin disease 

Dermatosis (plural dermatoses), a noun, is defined as "any disease of the skin,"123 and, while thousands of skin disorders have been described, only a small number account for most visits to the doctor.3

History

In 1572, Geronimo Mercuriali of Forlì, Italy, completed De morbis cutaneis (translated "On the diseases of the skin"), and is known as the first scientific work about Dermatology.

In World War I, over two million days of service are estimated to have been lost by reason of skin diseases alone.4

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. ISBN 037572026.
  2. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
  3. ^ a b Marks, James G; Miller, Jeffery (2006). Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology (4th ed.). Elsevier Inc. ISBN 1-4160-3185-5.
  4. ^ Lane, CG. "Medical Progress, Military Dermatology." N Engl J Med. 1942;227:293-299.