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UNNA, Paul Gerson (1850 – 1929)

UNNA, Paul Gerson (1850 – 1929)

1850 – 1929

7 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1884 CE

#1879

Eine neue Form medicamentöser Einverleibung.

Unna introduced specially coated pills for local absorption in the intestine.

1886 CE

#1883

Ichthyol und Resorcin als Repräsentanten der Gruppe reduzierender Heilmittel.

Unna introduced ichthyol and resorcinol into medicine. Supplement to Mh. prakt. Derm., No. 1.

1887 CE

#14172

Beiträge zur Anatomie und Pathogenese der Urticaria simplex und Pigmentosa.

Unna reported that skin lesions of urticaria pigmentosa contained numerous mast cells. This was the first report of a primary mast cell disorder. Digital facsimile from deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de at this link.

1887 CE

#4092

Das seborrhoische Ekzem.

Unna’s seborrhoeic eczema.

1892 CE

#4110

Drei Favusarten.

Unna described the different fungi of favus. He founded the above-mentioned journal, and he is one of the most eminent figures in modern dermatology.

1894 CE

#4000

Die Histopathologie der Hautkrankheiten.

This monumental work is a landmark in dermatological history. Sir Norman Walker translated it into English in 1896. Unna, short in stature but a giant among dermatologists, initiated the study of the skin by means of …

1910 CE

#2439

Histotechnik der leprösen Haut.

Unna was among the first to maintain that the lymphatics were involved in leprosy and that it was curable.