Trends in dermatology eponymsCapsule Summary

• Main Authors: Lin He, MD, PhD (Author), Toby C. Cornish, MD, PhD (Author), Larry J. Kricka, DPhil (Author), Travis W. Vandergriff, MD (Author), Kim Yancey, MD (Author), Khang Nguyen, MD (Author), Jason Y. Park, MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Eponyms are ubiquitous in dermatology; however, their usage trends have not been studied. Objective: To characterize the usage of eponyms in dermatology from 1880 to 2020. Methods: Candidate eponyms were collected from a textbook and an online resource. A subset of these eponyms was deem...