History of Latin American Dermatology

Dermatology and dermatologists in BrazilEduardo RabelloBorn in Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, in 1876, the second president of the BSD obtainedhis PhD in 1903 from Rio de Janeiro’s Medical School. A disciple of the FrenchSchool, Rabello frequented the Curietherapy Service of the Necker Hospital, under thedirection of Degrais, gaining experience in the subject. Upon returning to Brazil, hefounded, in 1919, together with Fernando Terra, the Institute of Electro-Radiology of Riode Janeiro University, which was later incorporated into the Dermatological Clinic. Hedied on August 8, 1940.Francisco Eduardo RabelloHe succeeded his father, Eduardo Rabello, in the Dermatology and SyphilographyChair of the National Medical School. He made original contributions in theareas of tegumentary leishmaniasis, hanseniasis and sarcoidosis (Figure 6).Hildebrando PortugalA graduate of Rio de Janeiro’s Medical School, his great achievement was thecreation of the Clinic’s Histopathology Laboratory, in 1926.Jorge de Oliveira LoboHe was born in Recife, in 1889. He got his diploma from Rio de Janeiro’s MedicalSchool. He worked with Olympio da Fonseca Filho and Arêa Leão at Manguinhos andwas an assistant of Eduardo Rabello’s. Upon returning to his native area, he worked at theDermatological Clinic of Santo Amaro Hospital, launching Dermatology in Pernambuco.Jorge de Oliveira Lobo used his name to identify a disease caused by the fungus calledParacoccidioides loboi. He also described a new form of blastomycosis, the specific fungouslesions of which have their ecological niche in the Amazon region.Figure 6. Dr. FranciscoEduardo RabelloGlynne Leite RochaA native of Alagoas, in Maceió, he graduated from Pernambuco’s Medical School in1930. He was Head of the Dermatology Service of the IASERJ for decades.Demétrio PeryassúBorn in Belém do Pará, he graduated in 1937 from the National Medical School. Variousdermatological syndromes were studied by him; he also had a vast knowledge of radiotherapyand hansenology.Anuar AuadSão Paulo-born Anuar Auad graduated from Rio de Janeiro’s Medical Sciences Universityin 1951. He undertook vast studies in the area of pemphigus foliaceous, in 1954taking on the running of the Pemphigus Hospital in Goiânia.Antônio Carlos Pereira JúniorA native of Minas Gerais, from Juiz de Fora, he graduated in 1963 from the NationalMedical School of Brazil University; he completed his medical internships at the Saint-Louis79