Erysipeloid of Rosenbach

Erysipeloid of Rosenbach is a cutaneous condition most frequently characterized by a purplish marginated swelling on the hands.[1]: 264 

Erysipeloid of Rosenbach
SpecialtyDermatology

History

The eponym Rosenbach's disease is in reference to the milder type of the condition and is named after Friedrich Julius Rosenbach.[2] Early work on the condition in US fishermen was carried out by Klaunders and colleagues.[3]

See also

References
  1. James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. Rosenbach's disease at Who Named It?
  3. Klauder, Joseph V.; Righter, Linwood L.; Harkins, Malcolm J. (1926). "A distinctive and severe form of erysipeloid among fish handlers". Archives of dermatology and syphilology. 14: 662–678.
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