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John James Pringle

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140:: Pringle's Adenoma Sebaceum. Now known as facial angiofibroma, this papular facial rash, of distinctive butterfly distribution, was first described in English by Pringle. In 1890 he reported in detail the case of a 25-year-old woman, who was not "particularly bright intellectually" and had presented with both skin and digestive complaints. He described the papules in detail, noting the capillary involvement and their fibrous nature. He believed that the sebaceous glands were the source of the problem. Pringle was unfamiliar with the condition so presented his patient to a meeting of the Dermatological Society in 1889-01-09. Two visitors recognized a similarity with models in the Museum of the Saint Louis Hospital in Paris. This led Pringle to become acquainted with five other cases, two previously published, that he includes in his report. 27: 19: 174:'s triad. Although Pringle's report does not mention epilepsy, most of the patients are of limited intelligence, and these cases are regarded as early accounts of tuberous sclerosis. 436: 159:. Pringle dismisses one report of a hereditary aspect as "dubious". The patients are generally reluctant to submit to treatment, which leads to considerable bleeding and pain. 441: 416: 411: 431: 421: 406: 54: 426: 249: 185: 327: 171: 94: 125: 62: 66: 401: 396: 98: 86: 167: 105: 58: 375: 314: 210: 367: 304: 296: 156: 116:. He never fully recovered and, whilst on a trip intended to improve his health, he died at 31: 162:
Several years later, physicians would recognize that the combination of adenoma sebaceum,
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He settled in London in 1882. From 1888 to 1920, he worked as a dermatologist at the
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Lyell Alan (1985). "The man behind the eponym. John James Pringle (1855–1922)".
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1896, appointed Secretary General to the International Congress of Dermatology.
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President of the dermatology section of the Royal Society of Medicine
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Jansen FE, van Nieuwenhuizen O, van Huffelen AC (2004).
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1895–1901, secretary of the Dermatological Society.
289:Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 143:Pringle adopted the term "adenoma sebaceum" from 69:in 1876. He then travelled abroad, studying in 332:A Biographical History of British Dermatology 285:"Tuberous sclerosis complex and its founders" 8: 437:People educated at Merchiston Castle School 166:and learning disability was diagnostic for 136:JJ Pringle is primarily remembered for the 85:. He studying dermatology in Vienna under 308: 41:(1855 – 18 December 1922) was a Scottish 360:The American Journal of Dermatopathology 211:"A case of congenital adenoma sebaceum" 442:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 417:20th-century Scottish medical doctors 412:19th-century Scottish medical doctors 7: 151:". The papules were in fact neither 65:. He graduated in medicine from the 112:and spent six months of 1903 in a 14: 432:People from Dumfries and Galloway 372:10.1097/00000372-198510000-00008 170:. The three signs are known as 250:Timeline of tuberous sclerosis 232:British Journal of Dermatology 215:British Journal of Dermatology 186:British Journal of Dermatology 1: 422:19th-century Scottish people 238:: 237–244, 282–285, 309–317. 407:Burials at Bromley Cemetery 458: 183:1891–1895, editor of the 95:Jean Baptiste Emile Vidal 301:10.1136/jnnp.2003.027524 63:Merchiston Castle School 427:Scottish dermatologists 328:"A Glimmering of Light" 67:University of Edinburgh 35: 23: 262:Enersen, Ole Daniel. 226:Pringle, JJ (1891). " 108:in London. He caught 93:, and in Paris under 29: 21: 264:"John James Pringle" 209:Pringle, JJ (1890). 99:Jean Alfred Fournier 53:Pringle was born in 124:. He is related to 87:Ferdinand von Hebra 338:on 10 October 2008 168:tuberous sclerosis 106:Middlesex Hospital 59:Kirkcudbrightshire 39:John James Pringle 36: 24: 22:John James Pringle 155:nor derived from 449: 383: 347: 345: 343: 322: 312: 279: 277: 275: 239: 222: 157:sebaceous glands 149:adénomes sébacés 132:Adenoma sebaceum 126:Sir John Pringle 61:and educated at 32:adenoma sebaceum 457: 456: 452: 451: 450: 448: 447: 446: 387: 386: 357: 354: 352:Further reading 341: 339: 326:Gold, Stephen. 325: 282: 273: 271: 261: 258: 246: 225: 208: 205: 180: 134: 51: 12: 11: 5: 455: 453: 445: 444: 439: 434: 429: 424: 419: 414: 409: 404: 399: 389: 388: 385: 384: 353: 350: 349: 348: 323: 280: 257: 254: 253: 252: 245: 242: 241: 240: 223: 204: 201: 200: 199: 196: 193: 190: 179: 176: 133: 130: 50: 47: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 454: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 394: 392: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 356: 355: 351: 337: 333: 329: 324: 320: 316: 311: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 281: 269: 265: 260: 259: 255: 251: 248: 247: 243: 237: 233: 229: 228:Angiokeratoma 224: 220: 216: 212: 207: 206: 202: 197: 194: 191: 188: 187: 182: 181: 177: 175: 173: 169: 165: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 141: 139: 131: 129: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 102: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 48: 46: 44: 43:dermatologist 40: 33: 28: 20: 16: 366:(5): 441–5. 363: 359: 340:. Retrieved 336:the original 331: 292: 288: 272:. Retrieved 268:Who Named It 235: 231: 218: 214: 203:Publications 184: 178:Achievements 161: 148: 145:Félix Balzer 142: 135: 118:Christchurch 110:tuberculosis 103: 91:Moriz Kaposi 52: 38: 37: 15: 402:1922 deaths 397:1855 births 147:'s phrase " 122:New Zealand 30:A man with 391:Categories 342:2 February 295:(5): 770. 274:19 January 256:References 114:sanatorium 49:Biography 319:15090576 244:See also 164:epilepsy 380:3911795 310:1763558 221:: 1–14. 153:adenoma 34:, 1903. 378:  317:  307:  138:eponym 83:Berlin 75:Vienna 71:Dublin 55:Borgue 79:Paris 376:PMID 344:2007 315:PMID 276:2007 172:Vogt 97:and 89:and 81:and 368:doi 305:PMC 297:doi 230:". 393:: 374:. 362:. 330:. 313:. 303:. 293:75 291:. 287:. 266:. 234:. 217:. 213:. 128:. 120:, 101:. 77:, 73:, 57:, 45:. 382:. 370:: 364:7 346:. 321:. 299:: 278:. 270:? 236:3 219:2 189:.

Index



adenoma sebaceum
dermatologist
Borgue
Kirkcudbrightshire
Merchiston Castle School
University of Edinburgh
Dublin
Vienna
Paris
Berlin
Ferdinand von Hebra
Moriz Kaposi
Jean Baptiste Emile Vidal
Jean Alfred Fournier
Middlesex Hospital
tuberculosis
sanatorium
Christchurch
New Zealand
Sir John Pringle
eponym
Félix Balzer
adenoma
sebaceous glands
epilepsy
tuberous sclerosis
Vogt
British Journal of Dermatology

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