Maimonides: part 1--The man and his writings.

摘要

His impact in these fields spread to several countries during the Middle Ages and influenced many thinkers of different religions, through today. He was a person with an exceptional human understanding, conferring upon him an outstanding role in the community.Within his medical writings, Maimonides made several observations that refer to what we would consider "dermatology" today. His life and his main contributions to medicine in general and to dermatology in particular will be reviewed in a series of three contributions.