[From ostracized to facially-injured subjects -- an example of social discrimination from the history of medicine].
The historical social situation and medical treatment of facially injured individuals is briefly summarized. Facially injured individuals were ostracized from society as a result of legal punishment, fear of contamination; or, because one believed that their injuries reflected a character-deficiency or even possession by evil spirits. In 1975, the term "defaced" (Entstellter) was replaced by the value-neutral description "facially injured" (Gesichtsversehrter).
D005060:Europe; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000266:history*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D010826:Physiognomy; D011287:Prejudice
Vom Ausgestossenen zum Gesichtsversehrten - Ein Beispiel sozialer Diskriminierung aus der Geschichte der Medizin.