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The Greek moulages: a picture of skin diseases in former times
Author(s) -
Worm AM,
Hadjivassiliou M,
Katsambas A
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02018.x
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , tuberculosis , dermatology , ancient history , family medicine , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , history
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.