Abstract
Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate kings' skin diseases of The Annals of the Choson Dynasty. Methods : We conducted a study on the text paragraphs of The Annals of the Choson Dynasty containing kings' skin diseases. Results : The results were as follows. 1. The successive kings in the Choson Dynasty are total 27, and 19 kings of them are suffered from skin disease. 2. The most frequent skin disease that the kings of the Choson Dynasty suffered from is Abscess. 3. According to the Annals of the Choson Dynasty, King Moonjong, King Hyeonjong, King Sukjong mainly suffered from skin disease. 4. According to the Annals of the Choson Dynasty, King Moonjong, King Sungjong, King Hyojong, King Chungjo, King Soonjo died of skin disease. Conclusion : We expect this study could be helpful for understanding past state of oriental medicine, re-evaluating present state, and singposting future state.