Jacob Churg (; 16 July 1910,
Daŭhinava,
Russian Empire
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– 27 July 2005,
New York City
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) was a Polish-American
pathologist
Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...
. Churg, together with
Lotte Strauss
Lotte Strauss (15 April 1913 – 4 July 1985) was a German-American pathologist.
She was born in Nuremberg, Germany. Strauss, alongside Jacob Churg, attributed her name to Churg–Strauss syndrome, which is now known as eosinophilic granulomat ...
, has given his name to Churg–Strauss syndrome, now known as
eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as allergic granulomatosis, is an extremely rare autoimmune condition that causes inflammation of small and medium-sized blood vessels (vasculitis) in persons with a history of ...
.
Works
*''Influence of Gonadotropic Hormone upon Complement in Rabbit’s Blood''. Diss. med. 1936
*''Allergic Granulomatosis, Allergic Angiitis, and Periarteritis nodosa'' (mit L. Strauss). Am J Pathol 27 (1951) 277
*''Structural Basis of Renal Disease''. 1968
*''Nephrology''. 1979
Literature
*
Eberhard J. Wormer: Angiologie - Phlebologie. Syndrome und ihre Schöpfer. München 1991, S. 23–30, VI–VII
*E. Grishman, T. Faraggiana, V. S. Venkataseshan: The Jacob Churg Festschrift. Introduction. Am J Kidney Dis 10 (1987) 155
*J. A. A. Hunter, Karl Holubar: Dr. Jacob Churg. Am J Dermatopathol 8 (1986) 358
*American Men and Women in Science 2 (1986) 230
*Who’s Who in America. 42nd ed. 1 (1982–1983) 583
See also
*
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as allergic granulomatosis, is an extremely rare autoimmune condition that causes inflammation of small and medium-sized blood vessels (vasculitis) in persons with a history of ...
(EGPA)
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Pathology
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*
List of pathologists
A list of people notable in the field of pathology.
A
* John Abercrombie, Scottish physician, neuropathologist and philosopher.
* Maude Abbott (1869–1940), Canadian pathologist, one of the earliest women graduated in medicine, expert in c ...
References
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American pathologists
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai faculty
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
1910 births
2005 deaths