Abstract
As a country with a long civilized history, China is a big oriental country full of modern liveliness. Dermatology in China has a long and brilliant history, which can be traced back approximately 3,800 years. During the mid-nineteenth century, epidemics of some infectious skin diseases such as syphilis and leprosy increased markedly in China. At that time, Western medicine was introduced into China and divisions of dermatology were established in hospitals; these were named “Department of Dermato-Venereology”. The first documented western dermatologist in China was Dr John Glasgow Kerr, and the first Chinese dermatologist was Dr Chen Hongkang who worked in the Peking Union Hospital.
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