Eponyms in the Dermatology Literature Linked to the Vascular Tumors

The term “eponym” originates from the Greek word “eponymous”, which means “named after”. Dermatology literature is rich in eponyms [1]. In this communication, we aimed to highlight on selected eponyms in dermatology literature linked to the vascular tumors, which we listed it in in Table I [1-7]. However, we want to stress that this table is by no mean conclusive as some eponyms linked to vascular lesions in the skin are not included.For examples; Campbell De Morgan spots (also known as senile angiomas or cherry angiomas), which is named after the nineteenth-century British surgeon Campbell De Morgan (1811-1876). Also Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, in which a vascular tumor leads to decreased platelet counts and sometimes other bleeding problems, It is named after Haig Haigouni Kasabach (1898-1943) and Katharine Krom Merritt (1886-1986), the two American pediatricians who first described the condition in 1940. EPONYMS IN THE DERMATOLOGY LITERATURE LINKED TO THE VASCULAR TUMORS