Pharmacy jar for ointment
The Göttingen Clinic and Polyclinic for Skin and Venereal Diseases was opened in 1917 under the direction of Erhard Riecke (1869-1939). During this time, patients with syphilis, gonorrhoea, scabies, lice infestations or fungal diseases often visited the clinic. Various ointments were used, as well as zinc pastes, iodine or mercury. It was not until the middle of the 20th century that penicillin, an antibiotic drug, became available for the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases.
1960-1980
Medical records of the Göttingen Polyclinic for Skin and Venereal Diseases
From historical medical records one can learn a lot about medicine, but also about patients. They are therefore very important for medical historical research. Such files contain, for example, information on specific life circumstances. With their help, medical histories can be reconstructed so that individual fates in the hospital institution become visible. However, the patients' right to privacy must not be neglected.
1920-1940
Medical record of a patient with dermatitis artificialis on the neck and hairy head
The patient comes from the vicinity of Göttingen (Northeim district). In addition to personal data, the medical record contains the history of the skin disease, the diagnosis and the course of treatment. Tests revealed that Elisabeth H.'s skin inflammation was triggered by rubber. Treatment with various ointments was not very successful at first. Therefore, one month after discharge, the doctor wrote to the patient to inquire whether the inflammation had subsided.
1938
The moulage cannot be exhibited at present for restoration reasons. We ask for your understanding.
Textbook of skin and venereal diseases
Wax moulage forearm and hand, diganosis dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring
Moulages show skin diseases as replicas in wax and were used in teaching. This is the arm of a patient named P. M., 19 years old. When the young man went to a clinic, he was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring. The attending doctor had a wax moulage made of his patient's arm. It became part of the collection of Erhard Riecke (1869-1939), head of the Göttingen Clinic for Skin and Venereal Diseases.
1927, Erhard Riecke / 1923
Collection of Medical Moulages
The collection comprises almost 80, mostly well-preserved moulages of high quality, depicting skin diseases in general as well as findings of the diseases syphilis, gonorrhoea and tuberculosis, which were widespread at the time. They were mainly produced in the 1920s and 1930s. The collection of the Institute for Ethics and History of Medicine is one of the most important moulage collections still preserved in the German-speaking world.
