title: [Franciszek Leopold Lafontaine (1756-1812) and his work on catarrh].
abstract: The professional and scientific activities of Leopold Lafontaine (1756-1812), an eminent military surgeon, the chief army surgeon in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw are presented in full particular. He was a editor-in-chief and publisher of the first Polish medical periodical "Dziennik Zdrowia dla Wszystkich Stanów" ("The Journal of Health for all the Estates"). His work on catarrh is discussed widely.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Klinicznych Podstaw Fizjoterapii Katedry Fizjoterapii Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu. andrzejkierzek@wp.pl
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kierzek
mesh_terms: D003139:Common Cold / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland