Jörgen Nilsen Schaumann
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Jörgen Nilsen Schaumann was a Swedish dermatologist. He studied medicine at the University of Lund and in Stockholm
, where he received his medical license in 1907. Subsequently he worked at St. Göran's Hospital in Stockholm, and in 1912 began practicing medicine at the Finsen Institute in Copenhagen
, where he remained until retirement in 1946.
Schaumann's name is associated with the Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease. In 1917 he published an article on the disease, from which the systemic
nature of the disease came to be realized by the medical community. His name is also lent to Schaumann bodies
, which are calcium
-containing inclusion bodies
found in the cytoplasm
of giant cells in sarcoidosis
and berylliosis
. After he retired, he conducted research involving new aspects of benign lymphogranulomatosis
.
Schaumann was also an accomplished artist, whose paintings and sculptures adorned several locations in Stockholm. In 1946 he became an honorary doctor at the University of Paris
, and during the following year he became a corresponding member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine
.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, where he received his medical license in 1907. Subsequently he worked at St. Göran's Hospital in Stockholm, and in 1912 began practicing medicine at the Finsen Institute in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, where he remained until retirement in 1946.
Schaumann's name is associated with the Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease. In 1917 he published an article on the disease, from which the systemic
Systemic disease
Life-threatening disease redirects here.A systemic disease is one that affects a number of organs and tissues, or affects the body as a whole. Although most medical conditions will eventually involve multiple organs in advanced stage Life-threatening disease redirects here.A systemic disease is one...
nature of the disease came to be realized by the medical community. His name is also lent to Schaumann bodies
Schaumann bodies
In pathology, Schaumann bodies are calcium and protein inclusions inside of Langhans giant cells as part of a granuloma.Many conditions can cause Schaumann bodies, including:*Sarcoidosis,*Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and*Berylliosis....
, which are calcium
Calcium
Calcium is the chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. It has an atomic mass of 40.078 amu. Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth-most-abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust...
-containing inclusion bodies
Inclusion bodies
Inclusion bodies are nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of stainable substances, usually proteins. They typically represent sites of viral multiplication in a bacterium or a eukaryotic cell and usually consist of viral capsid proteins...
found in the cytoplasm
Cytoplasm
The cytoplasm is a small gel-like substance residing between the cell membrane holding all the cell's internal sub-structures , except for the nucleus. All the contents of the cells of prokaryote organisms are contained within the cytoplasm...
of giant cells in sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis , also called sarcoid, Besnier-Boeck disease or Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease, is a disease in which abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells form as nodules in multiple organs. The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown...
and berylliosis
Berylliosis
Berylliosis, or chronic beryllium disease , is a chronic allergic-type lung response and chronic lung disease caused by exposure to beryllium and its compounds. As an occupational lung disease, it is most classically associated with beryllium mining or manufacturing of fluorescent light bulbs...
. After he retired, he conducted research involving new aspects of benign lymphogranulomatosis
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis , also called sarcoid, Besnier-Boeck disease or Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease, is a disease in which abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells form as nodules in multiple organs. The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown...
.
Schaumann was also an accomplished artist, whose paintings and sculptures adorned several locations in Stockholm. In 1946 he became an honorary doctor at the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, and during the following year he became a corresponding member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine, or National Academy of Medicine was created in 1820 by king Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. At its inception, the institution was known as the Académie Royale de Médecine...
.
Written works
- Recherches sur le lupus pernio et ses relations avec les sarcoides cutanées et sous-cutanées, (paper on Boeck's sarcoid). Nordiskt medicinskt Arkiv, Stockholm, 1917, avd. II, nr. 17: 1-81.
- Étude sur le lupus pernio et ses rapports avec sarcoïdes et la tuberculose, in Annales de dermatologie et de syphilographie, Paris, 1917, 5 sér., 6: 357-373.
- Le lupus pernio et les sarcoides au point de vue étiologique, Acta dermato-venereologica, Stockholm, 1923: 679-696.
- Sur le lupus pernio, mémoire présenté en Novembre 1914 à la Société française de Dermatologie et de Syphiligraphie pour le Prix Zambaco, Stockholm 1934.