František Chvostek

František (Franz) Chvostek (1835-1884) Czech born, Austrian physician.

Overview

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Biographical Timeline

• Born May 21, 1835 Frýdek-Místek, Moravia (Czech Republic)
• Died November 16, 1884

Medical Eponyms

Chvostek sign (1876)

Key Medical Contributions

Major Publications

• Chvostek F. Beitrag zur Tetanie. Wiener medizinische Presse. 1876; 17: 1201-1203, 1225-1227, 1253-1258, 1313-1316 [Chvostek sign]

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Biography

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Jeremy Rogers

BSc, MD (UWA), MPH (UNSW). Emergency Physician in training. German translator and lover of medical history.