French dermatologist whose name is associated with the term “Pautrier’s microabscesses” in mycosis fungoides, even though he was not the first to describe them. Other dermatological terms that contain his name are “Brocq-Pautrier angiolupoid” (with Louis-Anne-Jean Brocq): a specific form of sarcoidosis of the skin; “Brocq-Pautrier syndrome” (with Louis-Anne-Jean Brocq): rhomboid and shiny lesions on the midline of base of the tongue, also known as glossitis rhombica mediana; and “Pautrier-Woringer syndrome” (with Frédéric Woringer): another name for lymphadenopathia dermatopathica lipomelanotica.
He studied medicine in Marseille and Paris, where he was steered towards dermatology by Émile Leredde, and subsequently worked with dermatologist Louis-Anne-Jean Brocq at the Hôpital Saint-Louis. He served as a medical officer to a field artillery regiment in World War I, during which, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery and became a chevalier in the Légion d’Honneur (1916).
Following the end of hostilities, he became a professor of dermatology at the University of Strasbourg, where he established a worldwide reputation. In 1942 he accepted the chair of dermatology at the University of Lausanne, and after World II, returned as a professor to Strasbourg, where he retired two years later. In retirement, he pursued interests in art and music, and founded the Société des Amis de la Musique in Strasbourg.
He died on 9 July 1959 in Strasbourg, aged 82.
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