title: Dermatology and skin disease in the American Civil War.
abstract: The Civil War happened at the end of the medical dark ages or, conversely, at the beginning of the modern medical era. The story of how physicians and nurses of the time approached a number of cutaneous diseases of importance in the military context is related. Entities discussed include the army itch/camp itch phenomenon, sexually transmitted diseases, scurvy and nutritional disorders, smallpox and spurious vaccination, and hospital gangrene.
authors: Division of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors: Thomas G
authors: TG
authors: Cropley
mesh_terms: D047831:American Civil War; D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000266:history; D017053:Infection Control / Q000266:history; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000266:history; D012499:Sanitation / Q000266:history; D017592:Skin Care / Q000266:history; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States