BOECK
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article describes two Norwegian physicians named Boeck who made significant contributions to dermatology and infectious diseases. Caesar Boek (1845-1917) was a prominent dermatologist who described multiple benign sarcoid and papulo-necrotic tuberculid, while Karl Wilhelm Boeck (1808-75) was known for his work on syphilis and leprosy, and first described Norwegian or crusted scabies.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BOECK, Caesar (Caesar Boeck, 1845-1917), an outstanding representative of Norwegian dermatology. From 1881 to 1915, he held the chair of dermosyphilology in Christiania. He described multiple benign sarcoid (or miliar-lupoid), and later papulo-necrotic tuberculid (or folliclis) under the name of disseminated erythematous lupus. Many authors name the skin lesion known as acne frontalis sive necrotica after him.
BOECK, Karl Wilhelm (Karl Wilhelm Boeck, 1808-75), Norwegian scientist, known for his works in the field of syphilis and leprosy. He made the first description of Norwegian, or crusted scabies (1844), which, on the proposal of Hebra, bears the name of disease B.
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“BOECK.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/boeck/