EPONYMS IN THE DERMATOLOGY LITERATURE LINKED TO GERMANY
Khalid Al Aboud1, Daifullah Al Aboud2
Corresponding author: Dr. Khalid Al Aboud e-mail: amoa65@hotmail.com
Cite this article: Al Aboud K, Al Aboud A. Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to Germany. Our Dermatol Online. 2013; 4(Suppl. 2): 429-432.
Eponyms in the dermatology
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Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome [3]
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Also known as Dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata, is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by connective tissue nevi and osteopoikilosis. It is named for, Abraham Buschke (1868-1943), (Fig. 1), who was a German dermatologist and Helene Ollendorff Curth (1899- 1982), (Fig. 2), who was a German-American dermatologist.
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Fabry disease [4]
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Also known as Anderson-Fabry disease, angiokeratoma corporis diffusum and alphagalactosidase A deficiency; is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disease, which can cause a wide range of systemic symptoms. The disease is named for Johannes Fabry (1860-1930), (Fig. 3), who was a German dermatologist. William Anderson (1842-1900), was am English surgeon and dermatologist.
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Gottron’s sign [5]
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It is an erythematous, scaly eruption occurring in symmetric fashion over the metacarpophalgeal and interphalangeal joints, seen in dermatomyositis. It is named for, Heinrich Adolf Gottron (1890-1974), who was a German dermatologist.
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Greither syndrome [6]
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A type of diffuse Palmoplantar Keratoderma (PPK) (transgrediens and progrediens PPK), originally described in 1952. It is characterized by a diffuse transgredient PPK with onset in early infancy. Named for, Aloys Greither (1914-1986), a German dermatologist. |
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Impetigo of Bockhart [7] |
This another name for, Superficial pustular folliculitis. It is a superifical folliculitis with thinwalled pustules at the folliclular openings, first described by Bockhart in 1887. |
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Jadassohn–Lewandowsky type of pachonychia congenital (PC) [6] |
This type 1 PC. Type 2 is known as Jackson–Lawler type. Josef Jadassohn (1863-1936),
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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) [8] |
It is a transient immunological phenomenon seen commonly in patients during treatment for syphilis, and it manifests clinically with short-term constitutional symptoms such as fever, chills, headache and myalgias, besides exacerbation of existing cutaneous lesions. Adolf Jarisch (1850- 1902) was an Austrian dermatologist. Karl Herxheimer (1861-1942), (Fig. 6), was a German dermatologist.
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Koebner phenomenon [9] |
Also called the „Koebner response” or the „isomorphic response”, refers to skin lesions
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Langerhans cells [10] |
They are dendritic cells (antigen-presenting immune cells) of the skin and mucosa, and contain large granules called Birbeck granules. Named after Paul Langerhans (1847-1888), (Fig. 8), who was a Germann biologist and anatomist. He discovered the cells at the age of 21 while he was a medical student. Because of their dendritic nature, he mistakenly identified the cells as part of the nervous system.
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Lines of Blaschko [11] |
Imaging lines represent a pattern followed by many skin disorders. It is named after Alfred
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Mucha–Habermann disease [8] |
This is another name for, pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA).Viktor Mucha (1877-1933), who was a dermatologist from Austria. He was involved in early syphilis research. Rudolf Habermann (1884-1941), was a German dermatologist. |
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Munchausen syndrome [12] |
Munchausen syndrome, a mental disorder, wherein those affected feign disease, illness, or
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Vohwinkel syndrome [6] |
Vohwinkel first described this autosomal dominant disorder in 1929. Honeycombed, diffuse hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles appears in infancy and then becomes transgredient. This is followed by the development of constricting bands of the digits during early childhood, which may lead to digital autoamputation, i.e. pseudoainhum. Peculiar starfish-shaped keratoses appear over the knuckles of the fingers and toes and are said to be characteristic of the disorder. Hearing loss of at least a moderate degree is seen in many patients. Additional reported findings are alopecia and ichthyosis. |
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Zinsser-Engman-Cole syndrome [13] |
This is another name for dyskeratosis Congenita. It is a rare syndrome characterised by mucocutaneous abnormalities and an increased predisposition to cancer.Named for Ferdinand Zinsser (1865-1952), who was a German dermatologist.Martin Feeney Engman, (1869- 1953), was an American dermatologist. Harold Newton Cole (1884-1968), was an American dermatologist. |
Table I. Selected Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to Germany
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