title: [Dermatology in the arts].
abstract: Medicine has been represented in the most diverse artistic expressions, from primitive cultures to present days, with a considerable degree of variety and evolution, according to the geographical areas and the historic heritage in different societies. There has always been concern regarding recording of the human figure, be it in its splendor, be it at morbidity condition. The authors present illnesses with dermatological expression in European paintings.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Dermatologia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elemir Macedo
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Andrelou Fralete Ayres
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Vallarelli
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D010151:Paintings; D012871:Skin Diseases