Keizo Dohi Explained

Keizō Dohi
Nationality:	Japanese

(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]

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]

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 and References

1. Kiezo Dohi, M.D. 1866-1931 . Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology . 1 May 1932 . 25 . 5 . 940 . 10.1001/archderm.1932.01450020970019 . 0096-6029. subscription.
2. Holubar . K. . Schmidt . C. . Kokert . B. . From Plenck (d. 1807) to Dohi (d. 1931) and today: Austrian influence on Japanese dermatology . Journal of Dermatological Science . April 1994 . 7 . 2 . iii–v . 10.1016/0923-1811(94)90078-7 . 8060911 . 0923-1811.
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.