title: [Maximilian Koenigsbeck and localized pustular psoriasis].
abstract: In 1917, Maximilian Koenigsbeck in his thesis first described a localized type of pustular psoriasis confined to the hands and feet. That was the starting point for the development of the eponym "Koenigsbeck-Barber" disease for psoriasis pustulosa palmaris et plantaris. The present paper is the first report dealing with the life and work of Koenigsbeck. It includes a short biography, a discussion of Koenigsbeck's thesis in its historical context and the history of the eponym with emphasis on its current significance.
authors.affiliation: Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lampe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D004850:Eponyms; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D009626:Terminology as Topic