Disentería y absceso hepático en el Chile colonial y republicano: El Doctor Miguel Claro Vásquez / Disentery and hepatic abscess in the colonial and republican Chile: Doctor Miguel Claro Vásquez
Rev. chil. infectol
;
27(1): 76-79, feb. 2010. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, MINSALCHILE
| ID: lil-537170
ABSTRACT
The frequency and severity of dy sentery 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.
RESUMEN
En esta comunicación se destaca la frecuencia y gravedad en Chile, durante la época colonial y republicana, de dos entidades clínicas disentería y absceso hepático, comprobándose finalmente la etiología amebiana en ambos procesos. Además se distingue al doctor Miguel Claro Vásquez, médico, después sacerdote y obispo de la Iglesia Católica, por su aporte a la cirugía del absceso del hígado.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
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Dysentery, Amebic
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Liver Abscess, Amebic
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. infectol
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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