Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 2.

Events

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Births

1768 – Baron Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert (1768-1837), French dermatologist; described Alibert-Bazin syndrome (1825), Alibert disease (1816), and Alibert mentagra (1825)

1847 – Nil Fyodorovich Filatov (1847-1902), Russian pediatrician; described Filatov-Dukes disease (Fourth disease) (1885); Filatov disease (infectious mononucleosis) 1887 and the Filatov mask / Filatov triangle

1874 – Otto Bruno Fleischer (1874-1965), German ophthalmologist; described Kayser-Fleischer Ring (1903)

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Deaths

1852 – John Dalrymple (1803-1852), English surgeon and ophthalmologist; described Dalrymple sign (1852)

1971 – Benjamin Sacks (1896-1971), American physician; described Libman-Sacks endocarditis (1924)

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Further reading