(1866-1931) was born in Fuchu (today's Echizen-city, Fukui Prefecture). He was a Japanese professor of dermatology and syphilis, and chair of the department of dermatology and syphilis at the University of Tokyo.
Career He trained at the Vienna School of Dermatology, and published his first article in 1896 the Archiv für Dermatologie und Syphilis in German.
Dohi learned the technique of moulage (wax modeling) in Vienna and introduced its practice to Japan.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
Death and legacy Dohi's name appears in Keratosis follicularis squamosa Dohi, which is a type of follicular keratosis, in which scales appear elevated from the skin surface reminding one of the floating leaves of the lotus.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.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. He died in 1931.
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