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Erich Letterer
German pathologist, 1895-1982.
Associated eponyms:
Letterer-Siwe disease
Syndrome characterised by proliferation of nonlipid histiocytes in the viscera and bones.
Senior-Løken syndrome
A congenital disorder occurring in a juvenile and an adult type combining nephrophthisis and tapetoretinal degeneration.
Biography:
Erich Letterer was affiliated with the University of Tübingen.
Bibliography:
- Prof. Dr. Eugen Kirch zum 80. Geburtstag.
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift, Stuttgart, 1968, 93: 458-459. (Eugen Kirch, 1888-1973).
- E. Müller:
Erich Letterer.
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift, Stuttgart, 1965, 90: 1222-1225.
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