A skin disease characterized by severe itching or a gout-like condition affecting the skin.
From Greek 'derma' (skin) and 'agra' (seizing or attack), similar to 'gout' which comes from Latin 'gutta' (drop). This rare medical term reflects 18th-century attempts to classify skin conditions by their attacking nature.
Dermatagra shows how doctors used to think about skin diseases—they imagined them as invisible forces literally 'seizing' or 'attacking' the skin, much like gout attacks joints.
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