Philipp Josef Pick (14 October 1834, Neustadt an der Mettau - 3 June 1910,

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) was an Austrian

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Biography

He studied medicine at the

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as a pupil of

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and

Carl von Rokitansky Baron Carl von Rokitansky (german: Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, cs, Karel Rokytanský; 19 February 1804 – 23 July 1878) was a Bohemian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician, founder of the Viennese School of Medi ...

. He obtained his doctorate in 1860 and served as an assistant to

Joseph Škoda Joseph Škoda (10 December 1805 – 13 June 1881) was a Czech physician, medical professor and dermatologist. Together with Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, he was the founder of the Modern Medical School of Vienna. Life Škoda was born in Pils ...

, Carl Ludwig Sigmund and

Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra Ferdinand Karl Franz Schwarzmann, Ritter von Hebra (7 September 1816, in Brno, Moravia – 5 August 1880 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary) was an Austrian physician and dermatologist known as the founder of the New Vienna School of Dermatology, an ...

in Vienna.Journal of Cutaneous Diseases Including Syphilis, Volume 29
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at the University of Prague, becoming an associate professor six years later. From 1896 to 1906 he was a full professor of dermatology at the University of Prague.Philipp Josef Pick
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He was the first to describe the bacterial infection ''Trichomycosis palmellina'', and independent of

Heinrich Köbner Heinrich Koebner (German spelling Köbner); (2 December 1838 – 3 September 1904) was a German-Jewish dermatologist born in Breslau. He studied medicine in Berlin, earning his doctorate in 1859 at Breslau. Afterwards he performed hospital ...

(and shortly afterwards), he discovered ''

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'' in eczema marginatum. He also made contributions in his research of

molluscum contagiosum Molluscum contagiosum (MC), sometimes called water warts, is a viral infection of the skin that results in small raised pink lesions with a dimple in the center. They may become itchy or sore, and occur singularly or in groups. Any area of the sk ...

, melanosis lenticularis progressiva,

urticaria pigmentosa Urticaria pigmentosa (also known as generalized eruption of cutaneous mastocytosis (childhood type)James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. . ) is the most ...

, erythromelia and acne frontalis. With German dermatologist Karl Herxheimer, the eponymous "Pick-Herxheimer disease" is named, a disorder also known as acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. He is credited for introducing

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into dermatology and for employing emplastrum saponatum salicylicum for the treatment of

eczema Dermatitis is inflammation of the Human skin, skin, typically characterized by itchiness, erythema, redness and a rash. In cases of short duration, there may be small blisters, while in long-term cases the skin may become lichenification, thick ...

. In 1869, with Heinrich Auspitz, he founded the journal "''Archiv für Dermatologie und Syphilis''", later to be known as the "''Vierteljahresschrift für Dermatologie und Syphilis''". In 1889, with Albert Neisser, he founded the "''Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft''".Krankheit, Sexualität, Gesellschaft:
by Lutz Sauerteig In 1888 he became an honorary member of the American Dermatological Association.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pick, Philipp Josef 1834 births 1910 deaths University of Vienna alumni Charles University faculty People from Nové Město nad Metují Austrian dermatologists German Bohemian people Austrian people of German Bohemian descent