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Ejnar Sylvest

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Danish family physician who described Bornholm disease

Ejnar Sylvest (1880 – 1972) was a Danish family physician who described Bornholm disease or the "devil's grip" following an outbreak affecting 23 fisherman in Melstedgård and Gudhjem whilst on holiday on Bornholm Island, Denmark.

References

  1. "Ejner Sylvest • LITFL Medical Blog • Medical Eponym Library". Life in the Fast Lane. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. Pickles, William N. (17 June 1954). "Sylvest's Disease (Bornholm Disease)". New England Journal of Medicine. 250 (24): 1033–1036. doi:10.1056/nejm195406172502405. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 13165951.
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  4. Tansey, Tilli; Christie, D; Reynolds, L (11 January 1998). Making the human body transparent: the impact of NMR and MRI; Research in general practice; Drugs in psychiatric practice; The MRC Common Cold Unit. Wellcome Trust.


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