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Franz Wirz
German dermatologist, born April 10, 1889, Düsseldorf.
Associated eponyms:
Grönblad-Strandberg syndrome
A rare hereditary disorder with degenerated elastic fibres present in the skin, blood vessels and heart, due to calcification of elastic fibres.
Biography:
Franz Wirz studied in Munich and received his doctorate there in 1916. He was habilitated for skin- and venereal diseases in Munich in 1923, becoming professor extraordinary in 1927, and subsequently worked as assistant physician in the university clinic for skin- and venereal diseases.
Bibliography:
- Elephantiasis.
Handbuch der Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten. Volume 8, 2. Berlin, 1931.
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