Moulages in dermatology-venereology.

The Greek moulages: a picture of skin diseases in former times.

Medical moulages are three-dimensional wax figures made for teaching in the beginning of the last century. A rather unknown hospital museum in Athens, Greece, stores 1660 moulages depicting skin and venereal diseases prevalent at that time such as syphilis, lepra and tuberculosis. The historical background behind the Greek moulages and the art of moulaging are described.

Syphilis depicted by the Greek moulages: a picture of skin manifestations in former times.

A great part of the medical wax moulages produced in the beginning of the last century depicts the various clinical signs of syphilis. Based on the study of a large Greek moulage collection, the different stages of syphilis are described. Moulages may still have the original scope as teaching objects, presenting clinical manifestations seldom seen to day and thus more likely of being overseen b...

Moulage: “Lupus erythematosus”

The first description of lupus erythematosus was given by Pierre Louis Alphée Cazenave, who was a coworker of Laurent-Théodore Biett, in 1851. He used the French term “lupus erythemateux.” In 1856 Ferdinand Hebra translated this work into German and coined the term lupus erythematosus, which is the Latin translation, and in 1863 Isidor Neumann propagated the Greek term “lupus erythematodes.” In...

Sclerotherapy: a bloodless approach in treatment of pyogenic granuloma in children

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a common, acquired tumor-like growth occurring on skin/mucous membranes. It is prevalent in the pediatric age group. It is benign in nature and is caused by chronic low grade trauma. It presents as pink to red elevated pedunculated or sessile mass. There are various treatment modalities including surgery, cryotherapy, laser, electrocautery, etc. However, the therapeut...

80th annual meeting of the Swiss society for dermatology and venereology.