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An undescribed variety of hereditary oedema.

Publication Details

N.Y. med. J., 56, 505-08. 1892 CE.

Independently of Nonne (No. 4106) Milroy described congenital edema of the legs; it has been given the eponym “Milroy’s disease”.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#4109
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5666
External URLan-undescribed-variety-of-hereditary-oedema