François Henri Hallopeau
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François Henri Hallopeau (17 January 1842, Paris
– March 1919) was a French dermatologist. He studied medicine under Alfred Vulpian
and Sigismond Jaccoud
. He co-founded and was secretary general of the Société Française de dermatologie et de syphiligraphie. He became a member of the Académie de Médecine in 1893.
He coined the medical term "trichotillomania
" in 1889. He also coined the word "antibiotique" in 1871 to describe a substance opposed to the development of life. Selman Waksman
would later be credited with coining the word "antibiotic" to describe such compounds that were derived from other living organisms such as penicillin
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
– March 1919) was a French dermatologist. He studied medicine under Alfred Vulpian
Alfred Vulpian
Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian was a French physician and neurologist. He was the co-discoverer of Vulpian-Bernard spinal muscular atrophy and the Vulpian-Heidenhain-Sherrington phenomenon....
and Sigismond Jaccoud
Sigismond Jaccoud
Sigismond Jaccoud was a Swiss physician, born November 29, 1830, Geneva; died 1913.Sigismond Jaccoud was born in 1830 in Geneva, where he went to school and was educated in music and the science of literature. In 1849 he went to Paris to study medicine - and supported himself in that city teaching...
. He co-founded and was secretary general of the Société Française de dermatologie et de syphiligraphie. He became a member of the Académie de Médecine in 1893.
He coined the medical term "trichotillomania
Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania, which is classified as an impulse control disorder by DSM-IV, is the compulsive urge to pull out one's own hair leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment. It is often chronic and difficult to treat....
" in 1889. He also coined the word "antibiotique" in 1871 to describe a substance opposed to the development of life. Selman Waksman
Selman Waksman
Selman Abraham Waksman was an American biochemist and microbiologist whose research into organic substances—largely into organisms that live in soil—and their decomposition promoted the discovery of Streptomycin, and several other antibiotics...
would later be credited with coining the word "antibiotic" to describe such compounds that were derived from other living organisms such as penicillin
Penicillin
Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V....
.
Terms
- Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosaRecessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosaRecessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is a skin condition resulting from mutations in the gene encoding type VII collagen, COL7A1, characterized by debilitating oral lesions that produce pain, scarring, and microstomia.It is named for François Henri Hallopeau and Hermann Werner...
(also known as "Hallopeau-Siemens syndrome") - Pemphigus vegetans of HallopeauPemphigus vegetans of HallopeauPemphigus vegetans of Hallopeau is a disease of localized pemphigus vulgaris.It is named for François Henri Hallopeau....