Viewpoint: What’s in a name: a reflection 20 years later Article Swipe
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Alexander Woywodt
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Eric L. Matteson
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YOU?
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· 2023
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead411
· OA: W4385898524
YOU?
·
· 2023
· Open Access
·
· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead411
· OA: W4385898524
In 2006, we published an eponyms article in The Lancet on what was hitherto referred to as "Wegener's granulomatosis" 1 describing research we had begun in the early 2000s 2 into aspects of Wegener's biography that had not been reported previously (Table 1).As a result, several professional bodies recommended "granulomatosis with polyangiitis" as the new name for the disease in 2011 3 .Here, we reflect on the journey twenty years after we first embarked on it.We also discuss whether it is legitimate and appropriate for physicians to carry out such work, acknowledge a diversity of opinion and share advice for others in medicine who would like to ask questions about the eponyms in their respective fields.
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