Erysipeloid of Rosenbach is a cutaneous condition most frequently characterized by a purplish marginated swelling on the hands.

Discovery

The eponym Rosenbach’s disease is in reference to the milder type of the condition and is named after Friedrich Julius Rosenbach

Friedrich Julius Rosenbach

Friedrich Julius Rosenbach, also known as Anton Julius Friedrich Rosenbach, was a German physician and microbiologist. He is credited for differentiating Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus albus, which is now called Staphylococcus epidermidis, in 1884. He also described and named...

. Klauder’s syndrome I is a syndrome of severe systemic involvement, and is named after Joseph Victor Klauder.