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(¤ 1880, † 1944) Dermatologist, working in Frankfurt/M. Field(s) of research: Herxheimer's reaction (massive formation of antigenic determinants with a generally toxic effect in the initial treatment of syphilis with penicillin); Herxheimer's disease (acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer