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SCHÖNLEIN, Johann Lucas (1793 – 1864)

1793 – 1864

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

1837 CE

#3058

Peliosis rheumatica. In his Allgemeine und specielle Pathologie und Therapie, 2, 48-49.

“Schönlein’s disease” (purpura) first described. English translation in No. 2241.

1839 CE

#4029

Zur Pathogenie der Impetigines.

The discovery of a fungus as the cause of favus (Achorion schönleinii). Schönlein communicated this important discovery in a letter of less than 200 words and one illustration. It represents the first conspi…