Genodermatoses
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This 1930s encyclopedia article defines genodermatoses as skin and appendage changes caused by abnormalities in hereditary germs. It lists conditions such as various nevi, xeroderma pigmentosum, hereditary epidermolysis bullosa, palmoplantar keratoderma, and ichthyosis among them.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
GENODERMATOSES, changes in the skin and its appendages caused by abnormalities in hereditary germs (Meirowsky), in other words, dermatoses in the occurrence of which a germ-plasma predisposition plays a decisive role. A significant number of skin alterations belong to the genodermatoses: various kinds of nevi, xeroderma pigmentosum, hereditary epidermolysis bullosa, certain types of palmar and plantar keratodermas, ichthyosis, and many others.
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“Genodermatoses.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/genodermatoses/