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Christian Frederik Heerfordt
Danish ophthalmologist, 1871-1953.
Associated eponyms:
Heerfordt's disease or syndrome
A peculiar course of sarcoidosis with enlargement of the parotid glands, mild fever, and uveitis, and facial nerve palsy.
Biography:
Christian Frederik Heerfordt, ophthalmologist in Copenhagen, was known for his gallic temper and his love of publicity. In a press releases he maintained that he had found the cause of glycoma. His theory, however, proved to be of little value. He was the founder of the Association of Younger Doctors.
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