Leopold Von Schrötter

Leopold Schrötter Ritter von Kristelli (1837 – 1908) an Austrian internal physician.

His primary interest was in laryngology, but later went on to research cardiovascular medicine and tuberculosis.

He is known for his description of effort thrombosis (upper limb DVT) eponymously termed Paget-Shroetter syndrome in 1884.

Born 5 February 1837
1861 – Graduated MD, University of Vienna
1875 – Professor of Diseases of the Larynx and Chest, University of Vienna
1890 – Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Vienna
Died 22 April 1908, died hours after addressing the Larygo-Rhinological congress as Honorary President

Paget-Schroetter Syndrome: Axillo-subclavian vein thrombosis due to endothelial trauma, as a result of repetitive activity of the upper limbs. [Paget 1858; 1875 and Schrötter 1884. Attribution by ESR Hughes 1948]

Schrötter L. Beitrag zur Behandlung der Larynx-Stenosen. Wien: Braumuller. 1876
Schrötter L. Erkrankungen der Gefässe In: Specielle Pathologie und Therapie v.15:2 (1884) Prof Dr H. Nothnagel: Wien, Hölder [Paget-Schrötter Syndrome]
Schrötter L. Vorlesungen über die Krankheiten der Kehlkopfes. 1893 Wien, Braumüller
Schrötter L. Vorlesungen über die Krankheiten der Luftröhre. 1896 Wien, Braumüller
Schrötter L. Hygiene of the lung in health and disease. London 1907
Schrötter L. Diseases of the Pericardium. In: Nothnagel’s encyclopedia of practical medicine. 1908:767-827

Obitiary LEOPOLD VON SCHRÖTTER, Ritter von Kristelli. Br Med J. 1908 May 2; 1(2470): 1085. [PMID PMC2436604]
Hughes ESR. Venous obstruction in the upper extremity (Paget- Schroetter’s syndrome). Br J Surg. 1948;36:155-63.
Illig KA, Doyle AJ. A comprehensive review of Paget-Schroetter syndrome. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Jun;51(6):1538-47 [PMID 20304578]
Mall NA, Van Thiel GS, Heard WM, Paletta GA, Bush-Joseph C, Bach BR Jr. Paget-schroetter syndrome: a review of effort thrombosis of the upper extremity from a sports medicine perspective. Sports Health. 2013 Jul;5(4):353-6. [PMC3899898]
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