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History of Dermatovenerology

This lecture tends to give an overview of the historical development of dermatovenerology. It starts with the empirical phase in the history of medicine, continues with the ancient civilisations, and brings writings of Hippocrates and Galen. It then describes various epidemics of the Middle Ages with the special highlight of the invention of quarantine in Dubrovnik in 1377. It describes syphilis and its various treatments. Through evaluation of the achievements of the First and Second Viennese School and its influence on the Croatian medicine, it finally concentrates on the development of dermatovenerology in Osijek. It describes the foundation of the Ward for Dermatovenerology at the Huttler-Kohloffer- Monsperger Trust Hospital, first as part of the Ward for Surgery since the foundation of the mentioned Hospital in 1874 and then as an independent ward since 1911. It explains the improvements in the treatments of dermatovenerological ailments and their reflection in the reduction of the number of beds reserved for dermatovenerological patients, which have more than halved after the introduction of the antibiotics. It evaluates the methods in the prevention of syphilis and other venereal diseases. Finally, it mentiones the achievements of the most prominent Osijek dermatovenerology specialists, starting with the Doctor Aleksandar Blašković as the founder of the Ward for Dermatovenerology, then continues with Doctor Marjan Maržik, Doctor Erich Ditz, Doctor Dinko Erman, and Primarius Nikola Mudrovčić, and ends with the pre- contemporary heads of the Ward for Dermatovenerology Primarius Marin Brničević, Primarius Mira Margold-Bubalović and Primarius Vladimira Barišić-Druško.

dermatovenerology ; syphilis ; history of medicine ; Croatia ; Osijek

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