April 28 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with April 28.

Events

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Births

1870Frédéric-Justin Collet (1870–1964), French physician; described Collet–Sicard syndrome (1915)

1902 Johannes Jacobus Zoon (1902-1958), Dutch dermatologist; described Balanitis von Zoon (1952)


Deaths

1932Sir David Drummond (1852–1932), English physician; described Drummond sign (1908)

1946Louis Virgil Hamman (1877-1946), American physician; described Hamman’s sign / Hamman’s cruch (1934), Hamman-Rich syndrome (1935), and Hamman syndrome (1939)


Further reading

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