Laval R Enrique
Programa de Estudios Médicos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2010 Feb;27(1):76-9. Epub 2010 Feb 3.
The frequency and severity of dysentery and hepatic abscess during the colonial and republican era in Chile are reviewed. The amebian etiology was confirmed in both clinical entities. Also, Miguel Claro Vásquez, physician and later priest and bishop of the Catholic Church, was distinguished for his contribution to hepatic abscess surgery.
本文回顾了智利殖民时期和共和国时期痢疾和肝脓肿的发病频率及严重程度。这两种临床病症均确诊为阿米巴病因。此外，米格尔·克拉罗·巴斯克斯，这位医生后来成为天主教神父和主教，因其对肝脓肿手术的贡献而闻名。
