追溯西方医学中首例镰状细胞病患者。

Tracking down the first recorded sickle cell patient in Western medicine.

机构信息

Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.

出版信息

J Natl Med Assoc. 2010 Nov;102(11):981-92. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30723-9.

DOI:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30723-9

PMID:21141285

Abstract

In 1910, the first article describing a case of sickle cell anemia appeared in Archives of Internal Medicine. In 1987, a historian of African American medical history, Todd Savitt, took advantage of an opportunity to research the circumstances behind the publication of that first article and identify the people (patient and physicians) involved. Savitt recounts his "adventures" in tracing the story to its origins in the West Indies.

摘要

1910 年，第一篇描述镰状细胞贫血病例的文章出现在《内科学文献》上。1987 年，一位研究非裔美国人医学史的历史学家托德·萨维特（Todd Savitt）利用一次机会，研究了这第一篇文章发表背后的情况，并确定了涉及的人员（患者和医生）。萨维特讲述了他追踪这个故事起源于西印度群岛的“冒险经历”。