Marcel Lermoyez

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Marcel Lermoyez

Marcel Lermoyez (born July 24, 1858 in Cambrai , † February 1, 1929 in Paris ) was a French ear, nose and throat doctor . He was probably the most influential individual in establishing ear, nose and throat medicine as a separate medical specialty in France. The Lermoyez syndrome , a variant of Meniere's disease is named after him.

Life

Marcel Lermoyez was born the son of a road and bridge engineer. At the age of 16 he became an orphan. A certain Leblane, a member of the Institute for Archeology, took over the guardianship of the excellent and above all musically gifted student, who wrote an opera among other things.

Lermoyez studied medicine in Paris and received his doctorate in 1886. In 1892 he founded the journal Annales des Maladies des Oreilles et du Larynx . In that year he went to Vienna to specialize as an otorhinolaryngologist under Adam Politzer . In 1896 he opened a private ear, nose and throat clinic and in 1898 an ENT department was set up for him at the Hôpital Saint-Antoine , where he also taught his specialty. Although he never received an official chair, this department attracted many students. After his son died in 1923 from wounds suffered in World War I, he withdrew completely until his own death.

Publications

Marcel Lermoyez published on most aspects of his discipline: the most important papers dealt with tuberculosis of the ear, otosclerosis and otogenic meningitis . He was also considered a talented surgeon who did not shrink from operations on brain abscesses , sinus phlebitides and meningitis. In 1910 he was elected to the medical academy as the second ear, nose and throat doctor after Prosper Menière .

In addition to his own publications, he wrote contributions to “General Pathology” ( Traité de pathologie générale ) by Charles Joseph Bouchard , “Applied Therapy” ( Traité de thérapeutique appliquée ) by Pierre Robin and “Teething Diseases” ( Traité des maladies de l'enfance ) by Jacques-Joseph Grancher and Jules Comby (1853–1947).

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SURNAME Lermoyez, Marcel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French ENT doctor
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Cambrai
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1929
Place of death Paris