Historical pearls of the European medical school related to the acute articular rheumatism from the Renaissance to the 20^(th) century  

作　　者：Evangelia Mourellou Gregory Tsoucalas 

机构地区：[1]Department of the History of Medicine and Medical Deontology,School of Medicine,University of Crete,Heraklion 71003,Greece

出　　处：《History & Philosophy of Medicine》2024年第4期24-28,共5页医学史与医学哲学

摘　　要：Acute articular rheumatism(AAR)primarily affects children aged 5 to 15,causing fever and non-suppurative arthritis,and can lead to severe heart problems such as mitral stenosis and aortic insufficiency.Descriptions of early years by Hippocrates and Galen were expanded in a in the 19^(th) century by Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud,who linked AAR to heart complications.An exploration of the historical development of AAR can be beneficial to further medical understanding.Time period between Renaissance and mid-20^(th) century unveiled a series of hallmarks in diagnosis,symptomatology,feverous attacks and treatment.As research method,a documentary research related to the subject.Of great importance concerning AAR’s understanding are Hippocrates’early descriptions,Jerome Cardan’s Renaissance distinction between“morbus articularis”and podagral(gout),and Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud’s 19^(th)-century linkage of AAR to heart disease.Furthermore,contributions from Théodore-Hermann Meynet,Louis Bard,and Edmond Weill were pivotal in clarifying the clinical and cardiac aspects of the disease.During 19^(th) century new diagnostic factors like visceral lesions and clearer understanding of chemical and mineral drugs supplied novel approaches.In the 20^(th) century,research in the United States confirmed the streptococcal cause of AAR,marking an advancement of great significance in the understanding the cause of AAR,as well as its progression.Even since the ancient times AAR has been recognized.Various nominations described the disease,while gradually physicians understood the causes and the nature of the disease,as philosophical physiology gave space to clinical anatomy and medical science of the mechanized era.Advancements made during the last centuries aided in AAR further understanding.The comprehension of the evolution of AAR is crucial in order to appreciate its current medical perspective and treatment.

关 键 词：Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud podagral GOUT STREPTOCOCCUS heart lesion 

分 类 号：TU5[建筑科学—建筑技术科学]