Louis Adolphus Duhring
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Louis Adolphus Duhring was an American physician and professor of dermatology
Dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....

 at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

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After a stint with the 32nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

, Duhring enrolled at the University of Penn's Medical School, graduating in 1867. In 1870, he established the Dispensary for Skin Diseases in Philadelphia.

In 1876 Duhring was a founding member of the American Dermatological Society. Between 1876 and 1880 he wrote the "Atlas of Skin Diseases", and in 1877 published "A Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin", a textbook which established Duhring as a leading authority in American dermatology.

Dermatitis herpetiformis
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Dermatitis herpetiformis , or Duhring's disease,Freedberg, et al. . Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. . McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0. is a chronic blistering skin condition, characterised by blisters filled with a watery fluid...

; sometimes referred to as Duhring's disease, is named after him.
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