Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to the vascular tumors

Khalid Al Aboud,Ahmad Al Aboud

doi:10.7241/ourd.20133.99

Abstract

The term “eponym” originates from the Greek word “eponymous”, which means “named after”. Dermatology literature is rich in eponyms [1]. In this communication, we aimed to highlight on selected eponyms in dermatology literature linked to the vascular tumors, which we listed it in in Table I [1-7]. However, we want to stress that this table is by no mean conclusive as some eponyms linked to vascular lesions in the skin are not included.For examples; Campbell De Morgan spots (also known as senile angiomas or cherry angiomas), which is named after the nineteenth-century British surgeon Campbell De Morgan (1811-1876). Also Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, in which a vascular tumor leads to decreased platelet counts and sometimes other bleeding problems, It is named after Haig Haigouni Kasabach (1898-1943) and Katharine Krom Merritt (1886-1986), the two American pediatricians who first described the condition in 1940. EPONYMS IN THE DERMATOLOGY LITERATURE LINKED TO THE VASCULAR TUMORS

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Cite this article: Khalid Al Aboud, Ahmad Al Aboud: Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to the vascular tumors
We want to stress that this table is by no mean conclusive as some eponyms linked to vascular lesions in the skin are not included.For examples; Campbell De Morgan spots, which is named after the nineteenth-century British surgeon Campbell De Morgan (1811-1876)
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, in which a vascular tumor leads to decreased platelet counts and sometimes other bleeding problems, It is named after Haig Haigouni Kasabach (1898-1943) and Katharine Krom Merritt (1886-1986), the two American pediatricians who first described the condition in 1940

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Introduction

Cite this article: Khalid Al Aboud, Ahmad Al Aboud: Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to the vascular tumors. Dermatology literature is rich in eponyms [1]. We aimed to highlight on selected eponyms in dermatology literature linked to the vascular tumors, which we listed it in in Table I [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. We want to stress that this table is by no mean conclusive as some eponyms linked to vascular lesions in the skin are not included.For examples; Campbell De Morgan spots ( known as senile angiomas or cherry angiomas), which is named after the nineteenth-century British surgeon Campbell De Morgan (1811-1876).

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