Langerhans and Langhans: what's misleading in a name?

Lancet. 2003 Sep 13;362(9387):922. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14323-1.
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Publication types

  • Biography
  • Comment
  • Historical Article
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Eponyms*
  • Germany
  • Giant Cells, Langhans* / pathology
  • History, 19th Century
  • Humans
  • Langerhans Cells* / pathology
  • Medical Errors / history
  • Pathology / history

Personal name as subject

  • Paul Langerhans
  • Theodore Langhans