Henry Koplik
Henry Koplik · Science & Medicine
Pediatrician who identified Koplik's spots, an early diagnostic sign of measles.
1858, New York City, United States — 1927, New York City, United States
United States
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Koplik was an American pediatrician who in 1896 described the small white spots inside the mouth, now called Koplik's spots, that appear as an early diagnostic sign of measles; he was also a pioneer of infant milk stations. Born into a Jewish family in New York City, he was Jewish.
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Pediatrician who identified Koplik's spots, an early diagnostic sign of measles.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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