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French physician (1847–1914) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Jacques Paul Reclus (7 March 1847[1] – 29 July 1914) was a French physician specializing in surgery. The Reclus' disease is named after him. He was the son of pastor Jacques Reclus and brother of Élie, Élisée, Onésime and Armand Reclus.
Paul Reclus | |
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Born | Orthez, France | 7 March 1847
Died | 29 July 1914 67) Paris, France | (aged
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Known for | Reclus' disease |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine |
Institutions | University of Paris |
He is known for his research of local anesthetics, particularly cocaine.[2]
"Reclus' disease" is an abscess on the neck that causes a woody hardening of subcutaneous connective tissue. Reclus described the disease in an article titled: Phlégmon ligneux de cou. Revue de Chirurgie, Paris, 1896, 16: 522-531.[6]
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