Living legend in dermatology-Professor VK Sharma

Professor Joaquín Piñol Aguadé: An Important Figure in Dermatology.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Professor Joaquín Piñol Aguadé’s birth, we take great satisfaction in recalling his first contribution to a meeting of the Catalan section of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Syphilology on January 27, 1944. He described a patient with erythema multiforme associated with rectal lymphogranulomatosis that was successfully treated with sulfonamides...

Donald L. Morton, MD … a living legend in surgical oncology.

Over the past half century, Dr. Donald L. Morton has changed our melanoma surgical practice and our oncology management on a global basis (Fig. 1). His pioneering clinical research efforts in the development and clinical application of sentinel node biopsy have transformed the surgical management of many solid tumors, particularly melanoma and breast cancer [1][2]. In these latter two cancers, ...

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Antoni Rosner, the first associate professor of dermatology and venereology in Poland

The article presents an outline of the development of world and Polish dermatology. The author points out to the first descriptions of skin diseases by ancient and medieval medical luminaries. The outline of the Polish dermatology is based on examples of doctors living in the 16(th) and 17(th) centuries. The first clinics of skin and venereal diseases in Poland appeared, like in other European ...

Imaging techniques in dermatology

Since the discovery of X-rays, the use of imaging technology has continued to play an important role in medicine. Technological advancements have led to the development of various imaging modalities, most of which have been used to image organs deep within the human body. More recently, attention has focused on the application of imaging technology for evaluation of the skin. A variety of techn...