Camille Gibert
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Biography of Camille Melchior Gibert (1797-1866), a prominent French dermatologist and syphilologist from the Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris. He authored influential manuals on dermatology and syphilis, experimented with syphilis treatments, described pityriasis rosea, and introduced Gibert's syrup.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
GIBERT, Camille (Camille Melchior Gibert, 1797-1866), a prominent French dermatologist and syphilologist, physician at the Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris; he wrote a number of manuals on dermatology and syphilology that were translated into foreign languages, and was a major experimenter in the field of syphilis. Gibert described the skin disease known by his name, pityriasis rosea, and introduced the combined (iodine + mercury) treatment of syphilis using Gibert's syrup ("De l'iode et du potassium dans le traitement des affections syphilitiques", Paris, 1845).
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“Camille Gibert.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/camille-gibert/