| Breda, Achille | <person> Italian dermatologist, 1850-1933. See: Breda's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Breda's disease | A type of American leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis that affects the mucous membranes, particularly in the nasal and oral region, resulting in grossly destructive changes; particularly common in Brazil where a significant proportion of persons infected with L. Braziliensis develop this condition; may develop metastatically from sores originally found elsewhere on the body. Synonym: Breda's disease, bubas braziliana. Origin: Sp., fr. L. Spongia, sponge (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Malecot, Achille-Etienne | <person> French surgeon, *1852. See: Malecot catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Civatte, Achille | <person> French dermatologist, 1877-1956. See: Civatte bodies, Civatte's disease, poikiloderma of Civatte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Foville, Achille | <person> French neurologist, 1799-1878. See: Foville's fasciculus, Foville's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Le Bel, Joseph Achille | <person> French chemist, 1847-1930. See: Le Bel-van't Hoff rule. (05 Mar 2000) |