[C. P. Thunberg and his voyage to Japan (3): medical articles written before arrival in Japan].

Three medical articles written by Thunberg before his visit to Japan were reviewed. "De venis resorbentibus" is an article on the lumph duct written in Latin under the guidance of Professer Linné. ... "De ischiade" is a thesis written in Latin under the guidance of Prof. Sidrén. This thesis, examined in public on June 28, 1770, lists 8 major causes of lumbago and explains therapies for lumbago in each cause. ... "Händelse, at Blybvitt af förseende blif vit brukadt i mat" is a short article published in the Kungliga Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar, 1773. It relates his own experience of acute lead poisoning during his travel from Holland to South Africa by ship in January 1772. ...