Thomas Addison and his disease

[摘要] Thomas Addison’s description of the disease named after him first appears in a book entitled ‘On the constitutional and local effects of disease of the supra-renal capsules’ published by Samuel Highley of 32 Fleet Street London in 1855. This is a superb publication graced with excellent figures as can be seen from the accompanying reprint. Case II from the five cases presented in the book has been selected as being possibly the most representative of the disease, which is seldom nowadays seen in such a florid state since modern diagnostic and therapeutic modalities have become widely available.

[学科分类] 传染病学

[关键词] Addison’s disease