title: The man behind the eponyms: Richard L Sutton: periadenitis mucosa necrotica recurrens (Sutton's ulcer) and leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum-Sutton's (halo) nevus.
abstract: Richard L. Sutton described what he termed "periadenitis mucosa necrotica recurrens," now known as major aphthosis or Sutton's ulcer in 1911. He described "leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum" (halo nevus, Sutton's nevus) in 1916. Here, we summarize the 2 publications by Sutton, trace his life story, and comment briefly on these 2 diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, California, USA. charlessteffen@cox.net
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Steffen
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D004850:Eponyms; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology; D014481:United States