title: History of psoriasis and parapsoriasis.
abstract: Parapsoriasis is not a disease entity. It is an auxiliary term introduced in 1902 to group several dermatoses with a faint similarity to psoriasis. The historical development leading to the creation of the term parapsoriasis is outlined and the history of psoriasis is briefly reviewed.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holubar
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D006115:Greece; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010267:Parapsoriasis / Q000266:history*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000266:history*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States