Christian Heerfordt
Christian Frederik Heerfordt (1871 – 1953) was a Danish physician.
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Biography
- Born 1871
- Died 1953
Medical Eponyms
Heerfordt syndrome (1909) a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis characterized by the presence of fever, facial nerve palsy, parotid gland enlargement, anterior uveitis, and low grade fever
Key Medical Attributions
Controversies
Major Publications
- Heerfordt CF. ‘Über eine “Febris uveo-parotidea subchronica” an der Glandula parotis und der Uvea des Auges lokalisiert und häufug mit Paresen cerebrospinaler Nerven kompliziert. Albrecht von Grafes Archiv für Ophthalmologie. 1909; 70: 254–273.
References
- Portrait: Christian Frederik Heerfordt. [Elfelt, Lars Peter (1866-1931) fotograf]. Denmark National Library
- James DG. Pioneers of sarcoidosis: Christian Frederick Heerfordt (1871-1953). Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2002 Mar;19(1):65.
eponym
the person behind the name
