[100 years of dermatovenereology in Bosnia-Herzegovina].
The beginnings of dermatovenerology in Bosnia and Herzegovina are described in the paper in the chronological order. The first written documents, in an official health institution, date from the year 1846, when the Vakuf's Hospital was built in Sarajevo. In the national pathology the treatment of syphilis was priority, fungus diseases, pioderm, skin diseases and leprosy. In 1894 a modern (at that time) Regional Hospital was built up, opened in Sarajevo, 1894 with a Dermatovenerologic Department (60 beds). VIIIth German Dermatovenerology Congress took place in Sarajevo. The main subjects were: leprosy, pelagra, syphilis. In 1897 the first leprosium was built up here being the only one on the Balkans and this part of Europe. The post World War 2, 15 years were characterized by the prevention of syphilis, fungus diseases, pioderm and parasites. The scientific work started, publications came to existence, the authors originating from Bosnia. Later, the dermatovenerology departments in other towns were established (Mostar, Zenica, Bihać, Foca, Travnik, Bugojno), while Banjaluka and Tuzla, established clinics of their medical faculties, which had been opened in the towns. In 1992, the Dermatovenerology Clinic became one of the units of the Clinical Centre in Sarajevo.
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Dermatoveneroloska klinika, Klinicki centar Sarajevo.
D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014686:Venereology / Q000266:history*
Stotinu godina dermatovenerologije Bosne i Hercegovine.