Carl Garré
Encyclopedia
Carl Garrè was a Swiss surgeon. He proved that Staphylococcus aureus
causes carbuncle
s and boil
s by experimenting on himself and had one condition named after himself, Garrés disease (sclerosing osteitis – form of chronic osteomyelitis
with proliferative periostitis
). He was a student of Robert Koch
and Theodor Kocher
.
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic Gram-positive coccal bacterium. It is frequently found as part of the normal skin flora on the skin and nasal passages. It is estimated that 20% of the human population are long-term carriers of S. aureus. S. aureus is the most common species of...
causes carbuncle
Carbuncle
A carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus. The infection is contagious and may spread to other areas of the body or other people...
s and boil
Boil
A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle. It is always caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue...
s by experimenting on himself and had one condition named after himself, Garrés disease (sclerosing osteitis – form of chronic osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis simply means an infection of the bone or bone marrow...
with proliferative periostitis
Periostitis
Periostitis, also known as periostalgia, is a medical condition caused by inflammation of the periosteum, a layer of connective tissue that surrounds bone...
). He was a student of Robert Koch
Robert Koch
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch was a German physician. He became famous for isolating Bacillus anthracis , the Tuberculosis bacillus and the Vibrio cholerae and for his development of Koch's postulates....
and Theodor Kocher
Emil Theodor Kocher
Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss physician, medical researcher, and Nobel laureate for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid....
.