Espinoza R, González C
División de Cirugía, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 1997 Jun;125(6):732-7.
Based on diaries and relations, the fact that Admiral Cristobal Colon effectively suffered of gout is documented. This was a common disease in that times. The interpretations that gout as a disease has had in the course of medicine history, are also analyzed.
