International Congress of Dermatology - ICD 4.05

The International Dermatology Society
The History and Evolution of the International Society of Dermatology

The International Society of Dermatology was founded by Drs. Aldo Castellani and Frederick Reiss in 1959.
The Society had a particular interest in global dermatology and tropical skin diseases but also had a broad interest in all aspects of dermatology as basic sciences, venereology, public health and in teaching dermatology in developing countries
In 1984 the Society's name was changed to The International Society of Dermatology, Tropical, Geographic and Ecologic in order to better reflect the Society's global interests in all aspects of dermatology. As the only international society of members, in 1999 the name was again changed to The International Society of Dermatology with members from seventy-eight countries throughout the world.

Nowadays the International Society of Dermatology has more than 3000 members, and it publishes monthly the International Journal of Dermatology, specifically designed to provide dermatologists around the world with a regular, up-to-date source of information on all aspects of the diagnosis and management of skin diseases. With a total circulation of 8500 subscriptions, the International Journal of Dermatology reaches 3,000 individual subscribers and 5500 libraries.