Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with February 20.

Events

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Births

1807 – Pierre-Antoine-Ernest Bazin (1807-1878), French physician and dermatologist; Bazin disease [*Scrofulides érythémateuses, erythema induratum], Alibert-Bazin syndrome (1825, 1858), and Hydroa vacciniforme

1889 – Hulusi Behçet (1889-1948), Turkish dermatologist; described Behçet disease (1937)

1921 – Ralph Ger (1921-2012), South African surgeon; described Ger’s sign of testicular torsion (1962)

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Deaths

1929 – Léon Bouveret (1850-1929), French physician; Bouveret Syndrome (1895), and Maladie de Bouveret (1889)

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