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Alexander Ashley Weech
American physician, 1895-1977.
Associated eponyms:
Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome
A rare, congenital development defect of the ectoderm and mesoderm structures in which absence of sweat glands impairs heart regulation and causes heat intolerance.
Biography:
Bibliography:
- A. A. Weech:
Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia (congenital ectodermal defect). A report of two cases.
American Journal of Diseases of Children, Chicago, 1929, 7: 766-790.
Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome.
- S. Krugman:
Alexander Ashley Weech 1895-1977. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians, Philadelphia, 1978, 91: 48-50.
We thank Grace E. Jacobs for information submitted.
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