Francis Xavier Dercum: Clinician, teacher, scientist

Saloni Shah; Jordan V Wang; Lawrence Charles Parish

doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.11.008

Francis Xavier Dercum: Clinician, teacher, scientist

Clin Dermatol. 2021 Mar-Apr;39(2):348-352. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.11.008. Epub 2020 Nov 25.

Authors

Saloni Shah¹, Jordan V Wang¹, Lawrence Charles Parish²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and Jefferson Center for International Dermatology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: larryderm@yahoo.com.

PMID: 34272035
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.11.008

Abstract

Francis Xavier Dercum (1856-1931) was a renowned clinician, teacher, and scientist. Although he is widely known as a prominent neurologist and remembered for his treatment of then-President Woodrow Wilson, he also had many contributions to the field of medicine. Specific to dermatology, he provided the first observations and descriptions of adiposis dolorosa, which laid the groundwork for further examination and research. He dedicated his life as a scholar to teaching others and furthering the field of medicine.

MeSH terms

Adiposis Dolorosa*
Humans
Male
Medicine*
Physicians*