Category:Eponymous diseases

Eponymous diseases are diseases that are named after people, usually either the doctor who first described the disease or after the first patient described with the disease. Sometimes, a disease is named after a place where there is an usually high occurrence of the disease. Diseases such as Alice in Wonderland syndrome have been named after fictional characters based on the symptoms experienced.

See also: List of eponymous diseases

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