Confluent and Reticulate Papillomatosis: Who described it ?

• This syndrome is also called Gougerot-Carteaud and was described in 1927 by two French dermatologists: Drs Gougerot and Carteaud.

• Dr Henri Gougerot (1881-1955) also described:
  • the Gougerot-Houwer-Sjogrens syndrome also simply known as Sjorgren’s syndrome
  • the Gougerot-Reiter syndrome also simply known as Reiter’s syndrome.
  • pigmented purpuric lichenoid dermatoses of Gougerot and Blum
• Dr Gougerot was an open and gentle person, as well as a great teacher and attracted trainees from all over the world to Paris (Hopital St-Louis)

Source of information: Crissey JT el al. Dermatology and Dermatologists (2002). Parthenon Publishing