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Lee Foshay
American physician, 1896-1961.
Associated eponyms:
Foshay's test
The intradermal injection of a suspension of killed Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia.
Petzetakis' disease
An acute infectious disease, occurring most commonly in children and young adults, in patients who have been scratched or bitten by cats or exposed to penetrating wound (thorn, splinters, hooks).
Biography:
Lee Foshay in 1932 devised a serum for the treatment of tularemia. He also developed a skin test for the diagnosis of this disease.
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