title: Eponyms in leprology.
abstract: Leprology is the medical science that focuses on the study of leprosy. There are several eponymic terms that are in common use in leprology, and this paper sheds some light on these eponyms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. alaboudkhalid@yahoo.ca
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al Aboud
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000266:history*; D009626:Terminology as Topic