August von Rothmund was a German ophthalmologist from Volkach

Volkach

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, Lower Franconia

Lower Franconia

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. In 1853 he received his doctorate from the University of Munich, and furthered his studies in Berlin

Berlin

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 under Albrecht von Graefe (1828-1870); in Prague

Prague

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 with Carl Ferdinand von Arlt

Carl Ferdinand von Arlt

Carl Ferdinand Ritter von Arlt was an Austrian ophthalmologist who was born in Ober-Graupen, a village near Teplitz in Bohemia. He earned his doctorate in Prague in 1839, and later became a professor of ophthalmology in Prague and Vienna...

 (1812-1887) and in Vienna

Vienna

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 with Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal

Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal

Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal was an Austrian ophthalmologist who was a native of Vienna. He was a professor at the University of Vienna, and was son to oculist Friedrich Jäger von Jaxtthal , and grandson to Georg Joseph Beer .Jäger is remembered for his work involving eye operations, and his research...

 (1818-1884). In 1854 he returned to Munich

Munich

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, where he became director of the surgical policlinic (Reisingerianum). In 1863 he was appointed "full professor", at the University of Munich, where he practiced ophthalmology until his retirement in 1900. He was the son of noted surgeon Franz Christoph von Rothmund (1801-1891).

In 1868 Rothmund was the first physician to describe a rare hereditary oculocutaneous

Albinism

Albinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin...

 disease that consisted of telangiectasia

Telangiectasia

Telangiectasias /tɛ.læn.dʒiː'ɛk.teɪ.ʃi:ə/ are small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes, measuring between 0.5 and 1 millimeter in diameter. They can develop anywhere on the body but are commonly seen on the face around the nose, cheeks, and chin...

, erythema

Erythema

Erythema is redness of the skin, caused by hyperemia of the capillaries in the lower layers of the skin. It occurs with any skin injury, infection, or inflammation...

, congenital cataract

Cataract

A cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope, varying in degree from slight to complete opacity and obstructing the passage of light...

s and bone defects, along with other symptoms. This disorder was to become known as the Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

Rothmund–Thomson syndrome , also known as poikiloderma atrophicans with cataract or poikiloderma congenitale, is a rare autosomal recessive skin condition originally described by August von Rothmund in 1868. Matthew Sydney Thomson published further descriptions in 1936.There have been several...

; named in conjunction with British physician Matthew Sydney Thomson (1894-1969).

Written works

• Ueber Radical-Operation beweglicher Leistenbrüche. (Radical Operation of Inguinal Hernia) Kaiser, München 1853.
• Ueber die Exarticulation des Unterkiefers. (Articulation of the lower Jaw) Kaiser, München 1853. (Inaugural-Abhandlung)
• Beiträge zur künstlichen Pupillenbildung. (Concerning Artificial Pupil Formation) München 1855.
• Ueber cataracten in Verbindung mit einer eigenthümlichen Hautdegeneration. (Cataracts in Connection with persistent Skin Deterioration) In: Archiv für Ophtalmologie. 1868, Vol. 14, S. 159–82
• Ueber den gegenwärtigen Standpunkt der Lehre von den infectiösen Erkrankungen des Auges. (From the Present Standpoint concerning the Theory of Eye Infections) München 1881. (Vortrag)
• Mitteilungen aus der Universitäts-Augenklinik zu München. (Reports from the University Eye Clinic in Munich) Oldenbourg, München 1882.
• Casuistischer Beitrag zur Lehre von der Sogenannten Sympathischen Augenentzündung. (Casuisti Contribution to the Theory of Sympathetic Eye Inflammation) Oldenbourg, München 1882.
• Einige Bemerkungen über die Anwendung des Sublimats. (Remarks about the Usage of Corrosive Sublimate) M. Rieger, München 1883.