John James Pringle

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John James Pringle (* 1855 in Borgue , Scotland , † December 18, 1922 in Christchurch , New Zealand ) was a British dermatologist .

Together with the French neurologist Désiré-Magloire Bourneville , he is the namesake for tuberous sclerosis (Bourneville-Pringle syndrome) , a genetic disease associated with malformations and tumors of the brain, skin changes and mostly benign tumors in other organ systems.

Life

Pringle went to Merchiston Castle School , a private school in Edinburgh for boys between the ages of 8 and 18. He completed his medical degree at Edinburgh University in 1876 ​​and then traveled abroad to continue his education in Dublin , Vienna , Paris and Berlin before moving to London in 1882. From 1888 to 1920 he worked as a dermatologist at Middlesex Hospital in London. Pringle fell ill with tuberculosis and in 1903 spent six months in a sanatorium. He never fully recovered and died while on a recreational trip in New Zealand.

John James Pringle is related to Sir John Pringle .

Adenoma sebaceum and tuberous sclerosis

Illustration of a woman with adenoma sebaceum , 1900.

Pringle's name is mainly associated with the term adenoma sebaceum and tuberous sclerosis. He was the first to describe these reddish papules , now known as angiofibromas , which in tuberous sclerosis are typically arranged like butterflies on both cheeks in English. Pringle took over the term Adenoma sebaceum from the French Félix Balzer (adénomes sébacés) . The papules are neither adenomas nor is there a connection to sebaceous glands (ger .: sebaceous glands ).

In 1890 he described in detail the case of a 25-year-old "intellectually not particularly bright" woman with skin and digestive problems. He showed the papules with their vascular abnormalities and their fibroma-like character. Pringle believed that the sebum glands were the source of the problem. Since he was not familiar with the disease, he presented his patient to a meeting of the Dermatological Society on January 9, 1889.

Years later, doctors realized that the combination of adenoma sebaceum , epilepsy, and mental retardation occurs in tuberous sclerosis.

Services

  • 1891–1895, editor of the British Journal of Dermatology .
  • 1895–1901, Secretary of the Dermatological Society .
  • 1896, appointed Secretary General of the International Congress of Dermatology .
  • President of the Dermatological Section of the Royal Society of Medicine

Publications

  • Pringle, JJ .: A case of congenital adenoma sebaceum . In: British Journal of Dermatology, Oxford . 2, 1890, pp. 1-14.
  • Pringle, JJ .: Angiokeratoma . In: British Journal of Dermatology, Oxford . 3, 1891, pp. 237-244, 282-285, 309-317.

credentials

  1. ↑ Ole Daniel Enersen. John James Pringle . Who Named It? Found July 1, 2007
  2. ↑ Pringle JJ. A case of congenital adenoma sebaceum. British Journal of Dermatology. 1890: 2: 1-14.
  3. ↑ a b A Glimmering of Light. A Biographical History of British Dermatology. British Association of Dermatologists. Found July 1, 2007

literature

personal data
SURNAME Pringle, John James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British dermatologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Borgue , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1922
Place of death Christchurch , New Zealand