Pierre-Antoine-Ernest Bazin
Pierre-Antoine-Ernest Bazin was a French physician and dermatologist born in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. His brother, Antoine-Pierre-Louis Bazin, was a noted Sinologist.
In 1828 he started work as a hospital interne, earning his doctorate from the faculty of Paris in 1834. In 1836 he became médecin des hôpitaux, later working at the Hôpital Lourcine from 1841 to 1844, followed by three years at Hôpital Saint-Antoine. In 1847 he became the departmental head at Hôpital Saint-Louis.
Eponyms
- Bazin's disease: Also known as erythema induratum.
- Alibert–Bazin syndrome: Historical name for mycosis fungoides. Named with dermatologist Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert.