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. 2016 Jul-Aug;7(4):235-43.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.185460.

Dermatology in India and Indian dermatology: A Medico-Historical perspective

Amiya K Mukhopadhyay  1
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Dermatology in India and Indian dermatology: A Medico-Historical perspective

Amiya K Mukhopadhyay. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2016 Jul-Aug.
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Fumigation therapy in ancient Indian medicine (Konark, 13th century AD)
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Use of pumice-like stone for sole care in ancient India (Indian Museum, Kolkata)
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A handwritten book of magic and medicine of the Islamic period (date not mentioned)
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“Seborrhoea.” (Source: Walker N. An introduction to Dermatology, Bristol: john Wright & Co; 1904)
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“Pellagra.“ (Source: Manson P. Tropical diseases: A manual of diseases of the warm climates. London: Cassel & Co. Ltd; 1914)
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