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Chronic mediastinitis was first described by Dr. Thomas T. Whipham, MD, a British physician, in 1899. In his article, he | Chronic mediastinitis was first described by Dr. Thomas T. Whipham, MD, a British physician, in 1899. In his article, he chronicled various examples of mediastinitis in patients, and concluded that the disease more frequently occurs in adults compared to children. Additionally, he claimed the majority of patients are males by a ratio of 4:1 and that chronic mediastinitis possesses an undiscovered cause. <ref name=AAA> The Lancet. Google Books (2015). https://books.google.com/books?id=Zxw6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA947&lpg=PA947&dq=the+lancet+mediastinitis+1896&source=bl&ots=izLFx5SXRB&sig=mXN15zc74xrPIn00rWnfoZ_NQ9Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMIgPPf0aiByAIVAW0-Ch3LpgUe#v=onepage&q=lancet%20mediastinitis%201896&f=false Accessed on September 18, 2015</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]
Overview
Chronic mediastinitis was first described by Dr. Thomas T. Whipham, MD, a British physician, in 1899.[1]
Historical Perspective
Chronic mediastinitis was first described by Dr. Thomas T. Whipham, MD, a British physician, in 1899. In his article, he chronicled various examples of mediastinitis in patients, and concluded that the disease more frequently occurs in adults compared to children. Additionally, he claimed the majority of patients are males by a ratio of 4:1 and that chronic mediastinitis possesses an undiscovered cause. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lancet. Google Books (2015). https://books.google.com/books?id=Zxw6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA947&lpg=PA947&dq=the+lancet+mediastinitis+1896&source=bl&ots=izLFx5SXRB&sig=mXN15zc74xrPIn00rWnfoZ_NQ9Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMIgPPf0aiByAIVAW0-Ch3LpgUe#v=onepage&q=lancet%20mediastinitis%201896&f=false Accessed on September 18, 2015