Dermatology in the cinema.
The depiction of skin disease in the cinema can be divided into three categories. These include skin findings on actors independent of the roles they portray, cutaneous disease used as a representation of evil, and skin disease represented realistically and sympathetically. Examples from a wide range of films are given, and implications for dermatologists and their patients are discussed.
D006801:Humans; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D009040:Motion Pictures; D012871:Skin Diseases; D014481:United States