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Historical Bibliography Updated: August 7, 2021

De tumoribus praeter naturam.

Publication Details

Naples: Octavio Idusmadi, 1553 CE.

This treatise on tumors includes (p. 194) the first known description of an epidemic disease resembling scarlet fever. This was a malady prevalent in Italy, and was commonly called rossania or rossalia. Ingrassia was first to differentiate varicella (chicken pox) from scarlet fever (pp. 194-95). Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#5073
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5915
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLde-tumoribus-praeter-naturam

Geographic Context

Publication place: Naples