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Louis Siltzbach
American physician, 1906-1980.
Associated eponyms:
Kveim's antigen
An extract of sarcoid tissue, usually spleen, liver or lymph node from patients with sarcoidosis (Boeck’s sarkoid). Used for Kveim’s test.
Kveim-Siltzbach granulomas
Granuloma sometimes formed in sarcoidosis about four weeks after injection of Kveim's antigen.
Kveim-Siltzbach test
Louis Siltzbach developed a revised test using splenic suspension, and affirmed its specificity.
Biography:
Working at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Louis Siltzbach made important contributions the the knowledge of the diagnosis, course and treatment of sarcoidosis
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