Skip to main content
Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Zur Pathogenie der Impetigines.

Arch. Anat. Physiol. wiss. Med., 82-83. 1839.

The discovery of a fungus as the cause of favus (Achorion schönleinii). Schönlein communicated this important discovery in a letter of less than 200 words and one illustration. It represents the first conspicuous step in the attribution of disease to the action of minute parasites. Schönlein was the founder of modern clinical teaching in Germany.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#4029
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/5312
External URLzur-pathogenie-der-impetigines