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History of Occupational Dermatology

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Abstract

Bernardino Ramazzini (1633–1714) is undoubtedly the father of modern occupational medicine.

De morbis artificum diatriba is the first treatise dedicated to occupational medicine, but cases of occupational dermatology are poorly described.

A major discovery in the eighteenth century was the cancer of the scrotum among chimney sweepers.

The birth of dermatology during the nineteenth century had a limited impact on occupational dermatology.

Josef Jadassohn is the father of patch testing (1895–1896).

A breakthrough in occupational dermatology: Poul Bonnevie’s pioneering work.

Many books have been dedicated recently to occupational dermatology.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Marie Lachapelle

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

    Swen Malte John

  2. National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jeanne Duus Johansen

  3. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  4. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  5. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Lachapelle, JM. (2020). History of Occupational Dermatology. In: John, S., Johansen, J., Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., Maibach, H. (eds) Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68617-2_6

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