| Letterer, Erich | <person> German pathologist, *1895. See: Letterer-Siwe disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| letterer-siwe disease | A condition marked by the abnormal appearance of histiocytes (macrophages) in the blood. Lipid h., Niemann-Pick disease. Sinus h., a disorder of the lymph nodes in which the distended sinuses are completely or nearly completely, filled by histiocytes, as a result of active multiplication of the littoral cells. H. X, a generic term embracing eosinophilic granuloma, Letterer-Siwe disease and Hand-Schuller-Christian disease and indicating a shared common origin for the three entities. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| Bracht, Erich Franz | <person> German obstetrician and gynecologist, *1882. See: Bracht manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Conradi, Erich | <person> 20th century German physician. See: Conradi's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schutz, Erich | <person> German biochemist, *1902. See: Schutz' law, Schutz rule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Urbach, Erich | <person> U.S. Dermatologist, 1893-1946. See: Urbach-Wiethe disease. (05 Mar 2000) |