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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Erysipelas was first recognized as a disease known as "St. Anthony's Fire", named after St. Anthony in 1090 A.D.<refname = "WhiteBook">Taylor, Robert B. (2008). White coat tales: Medicine's Heroes, Heritage and Misadventures. New York: Springer. p. 72-73. ISBN 9780387730806.</ref>
- The cause of erysipelas, Streptococcus bacteria, was discovered by the German physician Wilhelm Busch in 1881.[1]
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
- Development of Erysipelas treatment began in 1882 when Louis Pasteur discovered rabbits' attentuating effects on Streptococcus.[2]
- In 1944, scientists Fortner and Dinter published research regarding efficacy of the first Erysipelas vaccine, leading to the development of vaccine shortly after.
Famous Cases
- Father Solanus Casey, Capuchin monk and 20th Century spiritual figure, 1870-1957, USA[3]
- Charles Lamb
- Princess Amelia, daughter of George III
- Miller Huggins, manager of the New York Yankees from 1918 until his death in 1929
- James A. Bailey
- Anne of Great Britain
- William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of President James Monroe.
- John Stuart Mill; political philosopher most famous for his work On Liberty[4]
- Judith of Swabia, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III
References
- ↑ McCarthy EF (2006). "The toxins of William B. Coley and the treatment of bone and soft-tissue sarcomas". Iowa Orthop J. 26: 154–8. PMC 1888599. PMID 16789469.
- ↑ Cussler K, Balks E (2001). "[100 years of erysipelas prophylaxis: significance and reduction of animal experiments]". ALTEX (in German). 18 (1): 29–33. PMID 11248847.
- ↑ Wollenweber, Brother Leo (2002) "Meet Solanus Casey", St. Anthony Messanger Press, Cincinnati, Ohio Page 107 ISBN 1-56955-281-9
- ↑ Capaldi, Nicholas (2004). John Stuart Mill: a biography. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 356. ISBN 0-521-62024-4.