Keizo Dohi

Keizō Dohi (土肥 慶蔵, Dohi Keizō) (1866-1931) was a Japanese professor of dermatology and syphilis, and chair of the department of dermatology and syphilis at the University of Tokyo.^[1]

Keizō Dohi
Keizō in 1929
Nationality	Japanese

Career

He trained at the Vienna School of Dermatology, and published his first article in 1896 the Archiv für Dermatologie und Syphilis in German.^[2]

Dohi learned the technique of moulage (wax modeling) in Vienna and introduced its practice to Japan.^[3][a]

Death and legacy

Dohi is named for Keratosis follicularis squamosa Dohi, is a type of follicular keratosis, in which scales appear elevated from the skin surface reminding one of the floating leaves of the lotus.^[4][5] He died in 1931.^[1]

Notes

1. This technique had greatly contributed to medical education, however, the use of color film in recording skin manifestations made moulage obsolete.

References

1. "Kiezo Dohi, M.D. 1866-1931". Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology. 25 (5): 940. 1 May 1932. doi:10.1001/archderm.1932.01450020970019. ISSN 0096-6029.
2. Holubar, K.; Schmidt, C.; Kokert, B. (April 1994). "From Plenck (d. 1807) to Dohi (d. 1931) and today: Austrian influence on Japanese dermatology". Journal of Dermatological Science. 7 (2): iii–v. doi:10.1016/0923-1811(94)90078-7. ISSN 0923-1811. PMID 8060911.
3. 皮膚疾患のムラージュ アンケート調査と史的展望 長門谷洋治 皮膚病診療 13,3,248-254,1991 図譜 残ったムラージュと消えたムラージュ 小野友道 Visual Dermatology 7,2,192-193,2008
4. Keratosis follicularis squamosa (Dohi) associated with pseudoacanthosis nigricans. Tamiya H, Tsuruta D, Umeda R et al.(2004) Br J Dermatol. Mar;150(3):603-5.
5. Keratosis follicularis squamosa (Dohi): a follicular keratotic disorder well known in Japan.(2001) Shimizu S, Shimizu T, Tateishi Y et al. Br J Dermatol. 144(5):1070-2.