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Cervicitis historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]

Overview

Overview

Cervicitis was first described formally by Dr. Voilet I. Russell and Dr. D. Cochrane Logan in 1926 during their addresses made before the Medical Society for the Study of Veneral Diseases on January 29, 1926. Before this time, no accurate record was made about the disease in literature.[1]

Historical Perspective

Historical Perspective

Cervicitis was first described formally by Dr. Voilet I. Russell and Dr. D. Cochrane Logan in 1926 during their addresses made before the Medical Society for the Study of Veneral Diseases on January 29, 1926. Before this time, no accurate record was made about the disease in literature.[1]

References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Russell VI (1926). “DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF URETHRITIS AND CERVICITIS”. Br J Vener Dis. 2 (6): 182–93. PMC 1046487. PMID 21772527.


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