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Carl Rasch (physician)
Carl Emanuel Flemming Rasch (7 February 1861 – 6 July 1938) was a Danish dermatologist and venereologist who in 1900 coined the term "Polymorphous light eruption, polymorphic light eruption", following his studies of the effect of sunlight on the skin. He was one of the specialists involved in the care of the author Karen Blixen, whose medical history has been the subject of debate by physicians and biographers. Rasch was the co-founder of the Nordic Dermatology Association (NDA) and wrote the first Danish dermatology textbook. Early life Carl Rasch was born in Copenhagen on 7 February 1861. He was a student of Ernest Besnier who first described prurigo gestationis, later known as ''prurigo gestationis of Besnier''. In honour of his teacher, Rasch later gave the name ''atopic dermatitis, Besnier’s prurigo'' to a skin condition eventually known as atopic dermatitis. Dermatology Thomas Bateman (physician), Thomas Bateman had described, based on findings by Robert Willan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin language, Latin ''Medicinae Doctor'') is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. This generally arose because many in 18th-century medical professions trained in Scotland, which used the M.D. degree nomenclature. In England, however, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery was used and eventually in the 19th century became the standard in Scotland too. Thus, in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ireland and other countries, the M.D. is a research doctorate, honorary degree, honorary doctorate or applied clinical degree restricted to those who already hold a professional degree (Bachelor's/Master's/Doctoral) in medicine. In those countries, the equivalent professional degree to the North American, and some others use of M.D., is still typically titled Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
