raising funds to preserve dermatologic history
For the inaugural post of save the moulages, we are highlighting a founding-father of dermatology in the United States, Louis A. Duhring. He was a proponent of moulage to teach dermatology and was the first physician to describe and recognize the unique set of cutaneous disease associated with gluten allergy. Duhring created a unifying […]
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The building that houses the largest and most important collection of dermatology moulages has a leaky roof, and the collection of these precious artifacts is in danger of being lost forever due to water damage. All ‘modern dermatologists’ can trace their lineage and training to its roots at the Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris. The trinity of the birth of […]
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