Eduard Heinrich Henoch
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Eduard Heinrich Henoch was a German
physician
. He taught at the Berlin University (1868–1894).
at Berlin (1843), he began to practise as a specialist in disease
s of children. Until 1850 he was assistant at the children's dispensary of the university. In that year he became privat-docent; in 1858, assistant professor. In 1872 Henoch became director
of the hospital and dispensary
of the department of pediatrics
at the Charité
. In 1893 he resigned that position, received the title of "Medicinalrath", and lived in retirement at Meran until 1898, when he removed to Dresden
.
In 1868 he described the association of colic, bloody diarrhea, painful joints, and rash in the condition, previously described by his former medical school teacher Johann Lukas Schönlein
, of the allergic non-thrombopenic purpura
l rash that is known today as Henoch-Schönlein purpura
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
. He taught at the Berlin University (1868–1894).
Work
After taking the degree of M.D.Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
at Berlin (1843), he began to practise as a specialist in disease
Disease
A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...
s of children. Until 1850 he was assistant at the children's dispensary of the university. In that year he became privat-docent; in 1858, assistant professor. In 1872 Henoch became director
Executive director
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of the hospital and dispensary
Dispensary
A dispensary is an office in a school, hospital or other organization that dispenses medications and medical supplies. In a traditional dispensary set-up a pharmacist dispenses medication as per prescription or order form....
of the department of pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
at the Charité
Charité
The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the medical school for both the Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin. After the merger with their fourth campus in 2003, the Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe....
. In 1893 he resigned that position, received the title of "Medicinalrath", and lived in retirement at Meran until 1898, when he removed to Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
.
In 1868 he described the association of colic, bloody diarrhea, painful joints, and rash in the condition, previously described by his former medical school teacher Johann Lukas Schönlein
Johann Lukas Schönlein
Johann Lukas Schönlein was a German naturalist, and professor of medicine, born in Bamberg. He studied medicine at Landshut, Jena, Göttingen, and Würzburg...
, of the allergic non-thrombopenic purpura
Purpura
Purpura is the appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch on applying pressure. They are caused by bleeding underneath the skin...
l rash that is known today as Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Henoch–Schönlein purpura is a disease of the skin and other organs that most commonly affects children. In the skin, the disease causes palpable purpura ; often with joint and abdominal pain...
.
Literary works
Among his works may be mentioned:- "Klinik der Unterleibskrankheiten," 3 vols., Berlin, 1852-58, 3d ed. 1863;
- "Beiträge zur Kinderheilkunde," two parts, ib. 1861-68;
- "Vorlesungen über Kinderkrankheiten," ib. 1881, 10th ed. 1899.
- translated from the English of Budd "Die Krankheiten der Leber," Berlin, 1846,
- edited Karl Friedrich CanstattKarl Friedrich CanstattKarl Friedrich Canstatt was a German physician and medical author. He was one of the pioneers of the modern school of medicine in Germany, and numbered Professor Rudolf Virchow among his pupils. Canstatt studied at the University of Vienna and later under Schönlein at Würzburg, where in 1831 he...
's "Handbuch der Medizinischen Klinik," Erlangen, 1854-56 - West's "Pathologie und Therapie der Kinderkrankheiten," 4th ed., Berlin, 1865.