Gustav Riehl (10 February 1855, in Wiener Neustadt – 7 January 1943, in Vienna) was an Austrian dermatologist. From 1872 he studied medicine at the University of Vienna, where he later worked as an assistant in the clinic of skin diseases and syphilis under Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra and Moritz Kaposi. In 1896 he became an associate professor of dermatology and syphilology at the University of Leipzig, attaining a full professorship in 1901. In 1902 he returned to the University of Vienna, where in 1921/22 he served as

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.Prof. Dr. med. Gustav Riehl
Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig He made contributions in his work involving

skin tuberculosis Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the body and composed of skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this system is as a barrier again ...

, severe burn therapy,

leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by parasites of the trypanosome genus ''Leishmania''. It is generally spread through the bite of phlebotomine sandflies, ''Phlebotomus'' and ''Lutzomyia'', and occurs most freq ...

, mycosis fungoides, radiation therapy, et al. In 1886, with

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, he described

tuberculosis verrucosa cutis Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is a rash of small, red papular nodules in the skin that may appear 2–4 weeks after inoculation by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' in a previously infected and immunocompetent individual. It is also known as "prosecto ...

, and in 1917 described a type of hyperpigmentation known today as Riehl melanosis. At Vienna General Hospital he established a radiation treatment ward.

Selected works

With

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, he published ''Atlas der Hautkrankheiten'', which was translated into English and issued as ''Atlas of diseases of the skin''. Other noted works by Riehl are: * '' Über Entwicklung und Forschungswege der neueren Dermatologie'', 1921 – On development and research of modern dermatology. * ''Die radium- und mesothoriumtherapie der hautkrankheiten'', 1924 – Radium and mesothorium therapy of skin diseases. * ''Über den derzeitigen Stand der Radiumbehandlung bösartiger Geschwülste'', 1926 – On the current state of radium treatment for malignant tumors.Most widely held works by Gustav Riehl
WorldCat Identities He was also an editor of the periodical ''

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''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riehl, Gustav 1855 births 1943 deaths People from Wiener Neustadt Academics of the University of Vienna University of Vienna alumni Leipzig University faculty Austrian dermatologists