Lupi Omar
Curso de Pós-Graduação em Dermatologia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and Instituto de Dermatologia Prof. Rubem Azulay, Santa Casa RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Int J Dermatol. 2008 Jan;47(1):9-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03442.x.
The study of the human skin evolution, allows a new vision to ancient questions such as the significance of human skin color variation, the correlations between bipedality and loss of body hair, and the correlations among epidermal appendages and structures of the skin with the changes on environment and evolution of humans. Paleodermatology would be an appropriated term to designate the study of the human skin evolution. The etymology of this word comes from a Greek root (paleo = ancient). It is a multidisciplinary subject for researchers such as dermatologists, anthropologists, physiologists, and orthopedics. It should include the evaluations regarding physiology, thermoregulation, and the evolution of the human skin structures.
对人类皮肤进化的研究，为诸如人类肤色变化的意义、两足行走与体毛脱落之间的关联，以及表皮附属器和皮肤结构与人类环境变化和进化之间的关联等古老问题带来了新的视角。古皮肤学将是一个用于指代人类皮肤进化研究的恰当术语。这个词的词源来自一个希腊词根（paleo = 古代）。对于皮肤科医生、人类学家、生理学家和矫形外科医生等研究人员来说，它是一个多学科主题。它应该包括对人类皮肤结构的生理学、体温调节和进化的评估。
