Carl Rasch (physician)
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Carl Rasch | |
| Born | Carl Emanuel Flemming Rasch 7 February 1861 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 6 July 1938 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Danish |
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| Sub-specialties | Dermatology |
Carl Emanuel Flemming Rasch (7 February 1861 – 6 July 1938) was a Danish dermatologist and venereologist who in 1900 coined the term "polymorphic light eruption", following his studies of the effect of sunlight on the skin.
He was one of the specialists involved in the care of the author Karen Blixen, whose medical history has been the subject of debate by physicians and biographers.
Rasch was the co-founder of the Nordic Dermatology Association (NDA) and wrote the first Danish dermatology textbook.