Kaposi
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Kaposi (Moritz Kaposi, 1837-1902) was one of the world's leading dermatologists, who headed the Vienna school of dermatology after Ferdinand von Hebra. He described several clinical types of dermatoses including idiopathic multiple pigmentary sarcoma (1872) and pigmentary xeroderma (1882), and developed treatments using naphthol, chrysarobin, and pyrogallic acid.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
Kaposi Moritz (Moritz Kaposi, 1837-1902), one of the world's leading dermatologists, graduated in 1861 from the medical faculty of the University of Vienna, where he was a student of Ferdinand von Hebra. In 1866, K. presented his work "Die Syphilis der Schleimhaut der Mund-, Rachen-, Nasen- und Kehlkopfhohle" (Syphilis of the mucous membrane of the oral, pharyngeal, nasal, and laryngeal cavities), receiving the title of associate professor, and in 1875, of professor. After the death of F. von Hebra, K. in 1881 took over the chair at the University of Vienna and became head of the Vienna school of dermatology. K. is the author of the most popular textbooks on skin diseases, translated into many languages, including Russian ("Pathology and Therapy of Skin Diseases", Kharkov, 1881), as well as atlases on dermatology and syphilis. K. described new clinical types of dermatoses: idiopathic multiple pigmentary sarcoma (1872), pigmentary xeroderma (1882), acute lupus erythematosus, acne urticata, lymphoderma perniciosa, and others; he developed treatments using naphthol, chrysarobin, pyrogallic acid, and others. K. was chairman of the Vienna Dermatological Society and one of the editors of the journal "Archiv für Dermatologie und Syphilis".
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“Kaposi.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/kaposi/