Psoriasis--100 years ago.
Psoriasis appears to be a very old disease. Notwithstanding that, it has been described as a clinical entity only in the early 19th century. By the end of that century, psoriasis comprised a spectrum of clinical variants which have remained almost unchanged since. And despite a wealth of new information on this disease, both etiology and pathogenesis are still elusive and a matter of discussion and controversy in our days. A perspective as to the state of the art 100 years ago is presented.
Holubar
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Department of Dermatology I, University of Vienna, Austria.
D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history; D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history*; D013997:Time Factors