CASTELLANI, Aldo (1877 – 1971)
1877 – 1971
5 entries in the GMN corpus.
1903 CE
#5276
On the discovery of a species of trypanosoma in the cerebrospinal fluid of cases of sleeping sickness.
While in Uganda, Castellani discovered T. gambiense in human cerebrospinal fluid. A paper in Notes Rec. roy. Soc., 1973, 23, 93-110, discounts Castellani’s claim that although he first discovered trypanosomes in…
1905 CE
#5306
On the presence of spirochaetes in two cases of ulcerated parangi (yaws).
Castellani demonstrated in scrapings of yaws tissue a spirochaete, T. pertenue, later found to be the causal organism. He thus finally established it as a distinct organism from the syphilis spirochaete. Preliminary n…
1910 CE
#2267
Manual of tropical medicine.
Castellani made several discoveries of great importance in tropical medicine. The above work is a standard text on tropical medicine in English. Third edition, 1919.
1914 CE
#5535.1
Note on certain protozoa-like bodies in a case of protracted fever with splenomegaly.
Castellani was first to suspect that toxoplasmosis could affect humans.
1917 CE
#3193
Note sur la “broncho-spirochétose” et les “bronchites mycosiques”, affections simulant quelquefois la tuberculose pulmonaire.
“Castellani’s bronchitis” (bronchospirochetosis).