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Felix Lewandowsky
German dermatologist, born October 1, 1879, Hamburg;
died October 31, 1921, Basel.
Associated eponyms:
Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome
An ectodermal dysplasia characterised by the association of congenital pachyonychia, hyperhidrosis of the palms and soles, follicular keratosis, palmar and plantar keratosis appearing in 2nd or 3rd year, and leukoplakia of oral and anal mucosa.
Lewandowsky tuberculid
Tuberculosis of the skin.
Lewandowsky's syndrome
Inflammation of sweat glands evolving into multiple small abscesses.
Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia
A generalized skin disease characterised by multiple papillomavirus-induced scaly macules anywhere on the skin and papules on the back of the hand.
Biography:
Felix Lewandowsky obtained his doctorate in Strassburg in 1902 and worked in that city as assistant at the institute of hygiene. From 1903 to 1907 he worked at the dermatological clinic in Bern, then settled in his native city, but in 1917 accepted an invitation to Basel as ordinarius and director of the dermatological clinic.
Lewandowsky published numerous works, of which the most important concern the pathogenesis of multiple abscesses in infancy, the demonstration of the streptogenous nature of the typical impetigo contagiosa, and above all studies of tuberculosis. During his stay in Hamburg, working scientifically at Eduard Arnings’ (1855-) department at the St. Georgs Hospital, he published the below book on tuberculosis of the skin.
Bibliography:
Die Tuberkulose der Haut. Berlin, J. Springer Verlag, 1916.
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