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Send in the clowns: A special tribute to medical clowning and clown eponyms in dermatology.
Clin Dermatol
September 2024
Private Practice, Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Clowns are not only popular in entertainment but also have inspired names in dermatology, referred to as medical eponyms.
- The text identifies four clown-related eponyms: clown nose-like lesion, clown eczema, clown alopecia pattern in frontal fibrosing alopecia, and clown's face in Brachman de Lange syndrome.
- It also recognizes the significant role of medical clowning in healthcare, specifically honoring Cobo the Clown, a dedicated clown who has contributed to patient care for over thirty years.
Healthcare professionals are always seeking ways to improve their relationships with patients and, to this end, some senior hospital staff in the United States have asked a group of circus clowns to teach nurses how to introduce a sense of levity into hospital wards. This article is a review of the results.
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Nurs Manag (Harrow)
October 2005
Barts and The London NHS Trust and deputy convenor of the Network of Chaplains in Healthcare.
I WAS HAVING A MEAL recently with a friend who, like me, is a healthcare chaplain. We began talking about work, of its joys and frustrations, when suddenly she said that she thought good chaplains had a great deal in common with clowns!
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