Famous names in medicine

• oxford mushroom

  6 Jan 06, 05:40

  See if you people find this interesting....
  
  Some diseases are named after famous doctors. Can you think of examples and the diseases named after them?
  
  Since little ant brought up the issue of Paget's disease, do you know anything of who this doctor is and the diseases named after him?
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 08:02

  Know of a few.
  
  One of them is Turner's Syndrome, named after Henry Turner.
  
  Another one is Huntington's Disease, named after Dr Huntington who inherited the disease.
  
  The last one I know of is Tay-Sachs Disease, named after two doctors, Dr Bernard Sachs and Dr Warren Tay.
• alfagal

  6 Jan 06, 19:10

  heh wat bout
  Parkinson's disease then?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 19:27

  Hello alfagal!!
  
  Long time no see you...
• alexkusu

  6 Jan 06, 19:30

  Alexander Flemming!
  
  
• alexkusu

  6 Jan 06, 19:30

  orh wait...u talkin bout doctors who discover diseases? my bad
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 19:34

  Originally posted by alexkusu:

  Alexander Flemming!
  
  

  Talking about yourself is it?
• alexkusu

  6 Jan 06, 19:37

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Talking about yourself is it?

  want my autograph?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 19:38

  Originally posted by alexkusu:

  want my autograph?

  Haha, I don't mind. But if other sgforumers forge it and use it to do bad things, not my business.
• nightzip

  6 Jan 06, 19:38

  How about Loganathan?
• nightzip

  6 Jan 06, 19:39

  Originally posted by nightzip:

  How about Loganathan?

  Loganathan's Disease?
• alfagal

  6 Jan 06, 19:41

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Hello alfagal!!
  
  Long time no see you...

  hi gal
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 19:41

  Originally posted by nightzip:

  Loganathan's Disease?

  Got such disease meh? Sounds like the person eats too much logans....
• alexkusu

  6 Jan 06, 19:42

  is there a Dr Alzheimer?
• oxford mushroom

  7 Jan 06, 02:55

  Originally posted by alexkusu:

  Alexander Flemming!
  
  

  Or Alexander Flamming?
• oxford mushroom

  7 Jan 06, 02:59

  Originally posted by alexkusu:

  is there a Dr Alzheimer?

  Alois Alzheimer, from Munich I think..
• laurence82

  7 Jan 06, 03:00

  Hua Tuo
• alexkusu

  7 Jan 06, 04:17

  Originally posted by oxford mushroom:

  Or Alexander Flamming?

  U get an F for history
• alexkusu

  7 Jan 06, 04:19

  Originally posted by oxford mushroom:

  Alois Alzheimer, from Munich I think..

  ALzheimer was 'co-discovered' by a certain doctor... Dr Emil..no? Emil and Alois?
• stellazio

  7 Jan 06, 04:29

  Alexander Phlegmming..
• alexkusu

  7 Jan 06, 04:30

  WHy is EveYoNe PiCkInG oN mE?
  
  
• oxford mushroom

  7 Jan 06, 05:04

  Originally posted by stellazio:

  Alexander Phlegmming..

  
• oxford mushroom

  7 Jan 06, 05:06

  Originally posted by alexkusu:

  WHy is EveYoNe PiCkInG oN mE?
  
  

  cos everyone loves you...dun fret
• alexkusu

  7 Jan 06, 05:08

  Originally posted by oxford mushroom:

  cos everyone loves you...dun fret

  I knew that..jus need u to confirm it
  
  Wan join my fan club?
• oxford mushroom

  7 Jan 06, 05:21

  Quite a few Japanese names as well: Takayasu's arteritis, (Mikito Takayasu), Kimura's disease (T Kimura), Kikuchi-Fujimoto lymphadenitis (M Kikuchi and Y Fujimoto), Kawasaki disease (Tomisaku Kawasaki)...
  
  I must keep a lookout for new diseases...maybe I can name a new disease after me