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The Emperor's Itch

The Emperor's Itch This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract The author of this monograph has gathered together the pros and cons as to whether Napoleon's cutaneous disease was scabies, and in his summation he presents evidence which he believes is sufficiently convincing to throw doubt on that diagnosis. He suggests the possibility that the emperor's dermatosis was dermatitis herpetiformis or even neurotic excoriations. The book is copiously annotated and the subject most interestingly presented. With Dr. Friedman's well known interest in the historical side of scabies, this could not well be otherwise. The reviewer, however, does not believe that the evidence submitted by the author is sufficiently conclusive to corroborate definitely the diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis or eliminate that of scabies. Out of the welter of contradictory statements from Napoleonic contemporaries, both medical and lay, one fact remains clear, and that is that Napoleon for many years did have a cutaneous disease, the nature of which can only approximately http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1940 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0096-6029
DOI
10.1001/archderm.1940.01490170241028
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract The author of this monograph has gathered together the pros and cons as to whether Napoleon's cutaneous disease was scabies, and in his summation he presents evidence which he believes is sufficiently convincing to throw doubt on that diagnosis. He suggests the possibility that the emperor's dermatosis was dermatitis herpetiformis or even neurotic excoriations. The book is copiously annotated and the subject most interestingly presented. With Dr. Friedman's well known interest in the historical side of scabies, this could not well be otherwise. The reviewer, however, does not believe that the evidence submitted by the author is sufficiently conclusive to corroborate definitely the diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis or eliminate that of scabies. Out of the welter of contradictory statements from Napoleonic contemporaries, both medical and lay, one fact remains clear, and that is that Napoleon for many years did have a cutaneous disease, the nature of which can only approximately

Journal

Archives of Dermatology and SyphilologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1940

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