Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift

, Volume 167, Supplement 1, pp 52–53 | Cite as

The history of women in dermatology

  • Esra Kural
  • Maria Grazia Roccia
  • Katlein França
  • Torello Lotti
  • Michael Tirant
  • Massimo Fioranelli
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Summary

In the past and present, the status of men is often superior to women in most developing countries and it has a negative effect on the social development of these countries. If women are educated as men in a society, then this society can advance rapidly since the effect of educated women influence the quality of life and health in a positive way and not only for those women, but younger generations who follow them as well. This article reviews the history of some remarkable women in dermatology.

Keywords

Dermatology History Women 

Die Geschichte der Frauen in der Dermatologie

Notes

Conflict of interest

E. Kural, M.G. Roccia, K. França, T. Lotti, M. Tirant, and M. Fioranelli declare that they have no competing interests.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of DermatologyCentral HospitalIstanbulTurkey
  2. 2.University B.I.S. Group of InstitutionsPunjab Technical UniversityPunjabIndia
  3. 3.Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e RigenerativaUniversità Degli Studi “G. Marconi”RomeItaly
  4. 4.Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Institute for Bioethics & Health PolicyUniversity of Miami Miller School of MedicineMiamiUSA
  5. 5.Psoriasis & Skin ClinicMelbourneAustralia
  6. 6.Department of Nuclear Physics, Sub-nuclear and RadiationG. Marconi UniversityRomeItaly

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