Domenico Majocchi

At the same time he began to take an interest in dermatology so he followed the anatomopathological studies of Ferdinand von Hebra, the founder of the modern dermatological clinic, he was hired to the S. Gallicano hospital where he started his career and he manages, in a short time, to mature a high preparation in this specialty, thanks to this, in 1879, he became professor of dermosyphilopathy at the University of Padua.

Majocchi was a passionate and respected researcher in the history of medicine, he promoted the foundation of the Italian Society for the Critical History of Medicine and Natural Sciences, in 1907 together with D. Barduzzi, Domenico Majocchi organised the National Congress in Bologna (1922) and participated in actively teaching in various medical schools.

First described in 1896 by Majocchi, purpura annularis telangiectodes is a pigmented, purplish rash that occurs most commonly in adolescents and young adults.

The trigger factor is usually a physical trauma in the area, that involves the rupture of the follicle and consequently the passive introduction of the organism with keratin and necrotic material into the dermis.

A second group of individuals who can also acquire Dermatophyte Fungi infections are those affected by immunological disorders, also requiring the antecedent of the trauma as a trigger and being very rare for its systemic spread.