Tampa M, Sarbu I, Matei C, Benea V, Georgescu S R
Dermatology Department, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
Dermatology Department, "Victor Babes" Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Bucharest.
J Med Life. 2014 Mar 15;7(1):4-10. Epub 2014 Mar 25.
Before the discovery of Treponema pallidum as the etiologic agent, the origins of syphilis have been the subject of several debates. Diverse therapeutic agents were employed in an attempt to cure the disease. Examining the milestones in the history of syphilis, the present article reviews the existing theories that tried to explain the origins of the disease, the approach in art, the cultural and the evolution of the treatments from the empiric means to the discovery of penicillin.
在梅毒螺旋体被确认为病因之前,梅毒的起源一直是诸多争论的焦点。人们曾使用各种治疗药物来试图治愈该病。通过审视梅毒历史上的各个里程碑事件,本文回顾了那些试图解释该病起源的现有理论、艺术领域的相关方法、文化以及治疗方法从经验手段到青霉素发现的演变历程。