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- (¤ 1856, 1928) Born on 1.2.1856 in Timbaut near Agen/France Brocq he first studied zoology in Paris. Studied human medicine first in Berlin and later in Paris. 1882 doctorate (Exfoliative Dermatitis). Dermatological training under Emile Vidal and Ernest Besnier. In 1896 he took over the management of a dermatological department at Broca Hospital. In 1905, at the age of 50, he became department head at L'Hôpital Saint Louis in Paris (Brocq never received the title of professor). He ended his activities there in 1921.
- Field(s) of research: Brocq's disease (parapsoriasis en plaques); Pseudopelade Brocq (alopecia areata atrophicans); Brocq-Pautier syndrome (angiolupide); Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma Brocq (epidermolytic hyperkeratosis). Brocq was primarily a clinician who combined good powers of observation with an excellent memory and a thorough knowledge of the literature. This enabled him to characterize previously unclassified clinical pictures, such as parapsoriasis en plaques, which he described in 1897 under the name "Erythrodermies pityriasiques en plaques disséminées".
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Cribier B (2008) In: Löser Ch, Plewig F (eds.) Pantheon of Dermatology, pp. 115-119 Springer Medizin Verlag, Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer