Blastomycosis historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Vidit Bhargava, M.B.B.S [2]Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
Overview
Blastomycosis is a fungal infection, which was first discovered by Philippe Edouard Léon Van Tieghem, a french biologist in 1876. Later in 1894, it was first described in detail by Thomas Casper Gilchrist and sometimes goes by the eponym Gilchrist’s disease. It is also sometimes referred to as Chicago Disease.[1]
Historical perspective
Historical perspective
- In 1876, Philippe Edouard Léon Van Tieghem, a French botanist/biologist discovered blastomycosis for the first time.
- In 1894, Thomas Casper Gilchrist described blastomycosis in detail and thought it to be a dermatological disease. He named it B.dermatidis and it also goes by the eponym Gilchrist’s disease[2]
References
References
- ↑ “BLASTOMYCETIC DERMATITIS”. Journal of the American Medical Association. XXXI (8): 417. 1898. doi:10.1001/jama.1898.02450080043004. ISSN 0002-9955.
- ↑ “BLASTOMYCETIC DERMATITIS”. Journal of the American Medical Association. XXXI (8): 417. 1898. doi:10.1001/jama.1898.02450080043004. ISSN 0002-9955.
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