Božidar Puretić Explained
Božidar Puretić, M.D. (1921 - 1971) was a Croatian physician.
Born in Bjelovar, he earned his medical degree at the University of Zagreb in 1946.[1] He was a professor at the pediatric clinic, University of Zagreb.[2] In 1962, he described a case of juvenile hyaline fibromatosis as a unique form of mesenchymal dysplasia.[3] This very rare disease had been first described in 1873 by Dr. John Murray, a physician at Middlesex Hospital, and termed molluscum fibrosum.[4] Few cases were subsequently reported[5] and it had become almost forgotten before Puretić's case.[6] The disease is sometimes referred to as Murray-Puretic-Drescher syndrome.[7] He died in Zagreb.
Notes and References
- Book: Hrvatska enciklopedija: Pri-Sk . 1999 . Leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža" . 978-953-6036-29-5 . 106 . hr.
- Book: Kongressberichte: Genetics . 1971 . Verlag der Wiener Medizinischen Akademie . 381 . en.
- News: Puretić, S. . Puretić, B. . Fisher-Hermann, M. . Adamčić, M. . A unique form of mesenchymal dysplasia . Br J Dermatol . 1962 . 74 . 1 . 8–19 . 14489244.
- News: Murray, J. . On three peculiar cases of Molluscum Fibrosum in children in which one of the following conditions were observed: hypertrophy of the gums, enlargements of the ends of the fingers and toes, numerous connective-tissue tumours on the scalp and other parts of the surface of the body, with various superficial affections of the skin . Med Chir Trans . 1873 . 56 . 235–254.1 . 1988914.
- Gill . A. Wilson . A Case of Molluscum Fibrosum: (Von Recklinghausen's Disease) . 1915-10-09 . British Medical Journal . 2 . 2858 . 533–534 . 10.1136/bmj.2.2858.533 . 0007-1447 . 2303157 . 20767846.
- News: The Gene for Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis Maps to Chromosome 4q21 . Am J Hum Genet . 2002 . 71 . 4 . 975–980 . 378553.
- Gaurav . Vishal . Grover . Chander . 2021-11-22 . "Molluscum" Conditions in Dermatology . Indian Dermatology Online Journal . 12 . 6 . 962–965 . 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_928_20 . 2229-5178 . 8653738 . 34934755 . free .
