May 20 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 20.

Events

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Births

1881 – Arthur Hale Curtis (1881-1955), American football player, coach, and gynecologist; described Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome (1930)

1885 – Henri Mondor (1885-1962), French physician; described Mondor disease (1939), and Penile Mondor disease

1938 – Liliane Schnitzler (1938 – ), French dermatologist; described Schnitzler syndrome (1974, 1989)

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Deaths

1793 – Charles Bonnet (1720-1793) was a Swiss Genevan naturalist and philosopher; described Charles Bonnet syndrome (1760)

1903 – Thomas George Morton (1835-1903), American general surgeon; described Morton’s neuroma; Morton’s neuralgia and Morton’s metatarsalgia

1916 – Johannes Otto Kehr (1862-1916), German surgeon; described Kehr’s Sign, and Kehr T-tube (Kehrsche T-Drain) (1912)

1939 – Henry Khunrath Pancoast (1875-1939), American radiologist; described Pancoast Tumour (1924)

1962 – Florence Chisholm Dudley (1902-1962), American assistant in medical genetics; described Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) in 1944

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Further reading