The plague called "shechin" in the Bible.
The Old Testament contains some of the earliest descriptions of skin disease. One example is the plague called "shechin," which probably consisted of several cutaneous disorders, all characterized by marked inflammation. Clinical highlights of these conditions are discussed on the basis of three case histories recounted in the Bible.
D001633:Bible; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010930:Plague / Q000266:history*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000266:history*