title: [On the color black].
abstract: The colour black often has a negative symbolic connotation. However, our synopsis of its occurrence in dermatology, and the historical changes and sociocultural differences in the way it is viewed, highlight the diversity of its potential meaning. Unlike any other colour, black requires personal confrontation.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Regensburg.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wlotzke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landthaler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013561:Symbolism; D013653:Tattooing
vernacular_title: Uber die Farbe Schwarz.