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Theodor Rumpel
German surgeon, born March 25, 1862, Gütersloh, Regierungsbezirk Minden; died August 11, 1923, Hamburg.
Associated eponyms:
Grocco-Frugoni sign
Numerous pointed bleedings at the elbow occurring in Rumpel-Leede test.
Rumpel-Konchalevskii-Leede phenomenon or sign
The appearance of minute subcutaneous haemorrhages below the area at which a bandage is applied not too tightly for 10 minutes upon the upper arm.
Rumpel-Leede test
Test for fragility of the smallest vessels, which is dependant upon the function of the thrombocytes.
Biography:
Theodor Rumpel obtained his doctorate at Marburg in 1887 and worked at the hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf. He was entrusted the building of the Barmbecker Krankenhaus, of which he became director in 1913.
Bibliography:
- Pathologisch-anatomische Tafeln nach frischen Präparaten.
Published with Alfred Kast (1856-1903). Wandsbeck-Hamburg, 1892-1897.
Translated into English.
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