Henrik Sjögren

Henrik Samuel Conrad Sjögren ( /ˈʃoʊɡrənz/; Swedish: [ɧœˈɡrɪən];^[1] July 23, 1899, Köping - September 17, 1986, Lund)^[2] was a Swedish ophthalmologist best known for the eponymous condition Sjögren's syndrome. Sjögren published a doctoral thesis in 1933 titled "On knowledge of keratoconjunctivitis)^[3] that eventually served as the basis of Sjögren's syndrome. He had one child born in 1934 named Gunvor.

Henrik Sjögren should not be confused with Torsten Sjögren, the "Sjögren" in Sjögren-Larsson syndrome.

References

^ "Sjögren pronunciation". Forvo. http://forvo.com/word/sj%C3%B6gren/.
^ doctor/1873 at Who Named It?
^ Sjogren H. On knowledge of kerataconjunctivitis sicca. Keratitis filiformis due to lacrimal gland hypofunction. Acts Opthslmol 1933; Suppl 2:1-151

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Name	Sjogren, Henrik
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Date of birth	July 23, 1899
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Date of death	September 17, 1986
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