Cecilio Romaña

Cecilio Felix Romaña (1899 – 1997, Barcelona) was an Argentinian physician remembered for describing Romaña's sign. He researched tropical diseases from 1930 to 1960 in Northern Argentina, particularly Chagas disease. His description of his eponymous sign in 1935 allowed for earlier and easier diagnosis of this disease in endemic areas.^[1] In 1942 he became the first director of the Regional Institute of Medicine at the National University of the Northeast.^[2]

External links

Cecilio Romaña at Who Named It?

References

^ Dias JC (1997). "[Cecílio Romaña, Romaña's sign and Chagas' disease]" (in Portuguese). Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 30 (5): 407–13. PMID 9380903.
^ Regional Institute of Medicine National University of the Northeast

Persondata
Name	Romaña, Cecilio Felix
Alternative names
Short description	Argentinian physician
Date of birth	1899
Place of birth
Date of death	1997
Place of death	Barcelona