List of Medical Eponyms Discouraged Because of Nazi Associations
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The following medical conditions are named after people associated with the Nazis and therefore the use of alternative names for them is encouraged.
- Reiter's Syndrome
- Hallervorder-Spatz Disease
- Van Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein Syndrome
- Seitelberger Disease
Sources:
- "Eponyms and the Nazi era: time to remember and time for change." Strous RD, Edelman MC, Isr Med Assoc J. 2007 Mar;9(3):207-14.
- "Thirty Neurological Eponyms Associated with the Nazi Era" Daniel Kondziella Eur Neurol 2009;62:56-64 (DOI: 10.1159/000215880)
- http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowFulltext&ArtikelNr=215880&Ausgabe=248965&ProduktNr=223840#SA1
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