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Raymond Sabouraud (November 24, 1864 - 1938) was a French physician specialized in dermatology and mycology but also an accomplished painter and sculptor.

He invented a method to select fungi with a medium of low pH and a rather high concentration of sugar. This medium, called Sabouraud agar is named after him.  

In 1904, Sabouraud introduced radiological treatment against ringworm of the scalp. He was well-known for his knowledge of scalp diseases, and had a clinic which attracted patients from all over the world.

With Ferdinand-Jean Darier (1856-1938) and Henri Gougerot (1881-1955), he edited an 8-volume text of dermatology titled Nouvelle Pratique Dermatologique.

Associated eponyms with Sabouraud:

• Gruby-Sabouraud disease: A disease caused by Microsporon audouini. named with microbiologist David Gruby (1810-1898).
• Sabouraud's method: Radiological treatment of ringworm.
• Sabouraud's pastils: Disks containing barium platino-cyanide that undergo a color change when exposed to x-rays.
• Sabouraud's syndrome: A congenital disease with early progressive loss of hair.
• Sabouraud-Noiré instrument: dosimeter that measures the quantity of x-rays via the barium platino-cyanide method.

References

• Who Named It? Raymond Sabouraud