Dermatosis (plural dermatoses), a noun, is defined as "any disease of the skin,"123 and, while thousands of skin disorders have been described, only a small number account for most visits to the doctor.3
History
In 1572, Geronimo Mercuriali of Forlì, Italy, completed De morbis cutaneis (translated "On the diseases of the skin"), and is known as the first scientific work about Dermatology.
In World War I, over two million days of service are estimated to have been lost by reason of skin diseases alone.4
