Raymond Jacques Adrien Sabouraud (; 24 November 1864 – 4 February 1938) was a French physician born in

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. He specialized in

dermatology Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the Human skin, skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A List of dermatologists, ...

and

mycology Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, genetics, biochemistry, biochemical properties, and ethnomycology, use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, Edible ...

, and was also an accomplished painter and sculptor. He studied medicine in Nantes and Paris, and worked as a hospital interne at the Hôpital Saint-Louis under Ernest Besnier and at the Hôpital des Enfants-Assistés under Edouard Francis Kirmisson. Afterwards he studied

bacteriology Bacteriology is the branch and specialty of biology that studies the Morphology (biology), morphology, ecology, genetics and biochemistry of bacteria as well as many other aspects related to them. This subdivision of microbiology involves the iden ...

with

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at the

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. In 1894 he received his doctorate, and he later served as chief of Jean Alfred Fournier's laboratory at the Hôpital Saint-Louis.''Raymond Sabouraud''
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In 1904, Sabouraud introduced

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treatment against

ringworm Dermatophytosis, also known as tinea and ringworm, is a mycosis, fungal infection of the skin (a dermatomycosis), that may affect skin, hair, and nails. Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. Hair loss may occur in the a ...

of the scalp. He was well known for his knowledge of scalp diseases, and had a clinic which attracted patients from all over the world. He invented a method to select

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with a medium of low pH and a rather high concentration of sugar. This medium, called Sabouraud agar is named after him. With Ferdinand-Jean Darier (1856–1938) and Henri Gougerot (1881–1955), he was the editor of an eight-volume encyclopedia of dermatology titled ''Nouvelle Pratique Dermatologique''. His ''Manuel élémentaire de dermatologie topographique régionale'' (1905), was translated into English and published as ''Elementary Manual of Regional Topographical Dermatology'' (1906), and several years later re-published as ''A Manual of Regional Topographical Dermatology'' (1912).WorldCat Identities
published works

Associated eponyms

* Sabouraud's agar: a growth medium for micro-organisms that is selective for fungi. * Gruby–Sabouraud disease: a disease caused by '' Microsporon audouini''. named with

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, and some types of par ...

David Gruby David Gruby (20 August 1810 – 14 November 1898) was a Hungarian physician born in the village of Kis-Kér (now Bačko Dobro Polje, Serbia) to a Jewish farmer.Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth, ''Introduction to the History of Medical and Veterinary Myc ...

(1810–1898) * Sabouraud's method: radiological treatment of ringworm * Sabouraud's pastils: disks containing

barium Barium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ba and atomic number 56. It is the fifth element in group 2 and is a soft, silvery alkaline earth metal. Because of its high chemical reactivity, barium is never found in nature as a free element. Th ...

platino-cyanide that undergo a color change when exposed to X-rays * Sabouraud's syndrome:

Monilethrix Monilethrix (also referred to as beaded hair) is a rare autosomal dominant hair disease that results in short, fragile, broken hair that appears beaded. It comes from the Latin word for necklace (''monile'') and the Greek word for hair (''thrix'' ...

, a congenital disease with early progressive loss of hair * Sabouraud–Noiré instrument: a

dosimeter A radiation dosimeter is a device that measures the equivalent dose, dose uptake of external ionizing radiation. It is worn by the person being monitored when used as a personal dosimeter, and is a record of the radiation dose received. Modern el ...

that measures the quantity of X-rays via the barium platino-cyanide method

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;Citations 1864 births 1938 deaths Physicians from Nantes French dermatologists French mycologists {{France-biologist-stub