François Henri Hallopeau [SEP] place of death
François Henri Hallopeau
François Henri Hallopeau (17 January 1842, Paris – 20 March 1919, Paris) was a French dermatologist. He studied medicine under Alfred Vulpian and Sigismond Jaccoud. He co-founded and was secretary general of the "Société Française de dermatologie et de syphiligraphie". He became a member of the "Académie de Médecine" in 1893.
He coined the medical term "trichotillomania" in 1889. He also coined the word ""antibiotique"" in 1871 to describe a substance opposed to the
Dermatitis repens
Dermatitis repens (also known as Acrodermatitis continua, Acrodermatitis perstans, Pustular acrodermatitis, Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau, Acrodermatitis continua suppurativa Hallopeau, Hallopeau's acrodermatitis, Hallopeau's acrodermatitis continua, and Dermatitis repens Crocker) is a rare, sterile, pustular eruption of the fingers and toes that slowly extends proximally.
See also.
- List of cutaneous conditions
- François Henri Hallopeau
- Psoriasis
- Skin lesion