Graner J L
CMAJ. 1985 Nov 1;133(9):855-7, 880.
In 1849 Thomas Addison described the clinical entity now known as pernicious anemia. In 1855 he reported several cases of adrenal insufficiency, or Addison's disease. Considering the importance of these works, there remains a great deal of confusion about them. Contrary to what many historians have written, a review of Addison's original publications demonstrates a firm appreciation of the distinction between pernicious anemia and adrenal insufficiency, based particularly on the discoloration of the skin in these conditions. Three major sources of possible confusion for historians who are attempting to understand Addison's views include Addison's early attempts to link pernicious anemia with disease of the suprarenal capsules, Addison's redefinition of pernicious anemia in his monograph on adrenal disease, and several confusing statements made by Wilks and Daldy in the first reprint of Addison's monograph.
1849年，托马斯·阿狄森描述了如今被称为恶性贫血的临床病症。1855年，他报告了几例肾上腺功能不全病例，即阿狄森氏病。鉴于这些著作的重要性，人们对它们仍存在诸多困惑。与许多历史学家所写的内容相反，对阿狄森原始出版物的回顾表明，他明确认识到了恶性贫血与肾上腺功能不全之间的区别，这尤其基于这些病症中皮肤的变色情况。对于试图理解阿狄森观点的历史学家而言，可能造成困惑的三个主要来源包括：阿狄森早期将恶性贫血与肾上腺包膜疾病联系起来的尝试、他在关于肾上腺疾病的专著中对恶性贫血的重新定义，以及威尔克斯和达尔迪在阿狄森专著的首次重印版中所发表的一些令人困惑的陈述。
