Blastomycosis historical perspective
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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
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
- 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
- ↑ "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.