1900–1909

1900 CE

#6207

On the treatment of eclampsia.

The first of Stroganoff s important papers on the pathogenesis and treatment of eclampsia.

1900 CE

#10314

One hundred years of medicine and surgery in Missouri: Historical and biographical review of the careers of the physicians and surgeons of the state of Missouri, and sketches of some of its notable medical institutions. Edited by Max A. Goldstein.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1900 CE

#12317

Physicians and surgeons of the West. Illinois edition.

Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.

1900 CE

#5039

Remarks on the results which have been obtained by the antityphoid inoculations.

The active inoculation of man against typhoid was first performed by Wright in 1896. For a preliminary note see Lancet, 1896, 2, 807.

1900 CE

#6111

Round-ligament ventrosuspension of the uterus: a new method.

Gilliam’s operation for prolapse.

1900 CE

#5252.1

Studi di uno zoologo sulla malaria.

Includes the best illustrations of the various stages of the malaria parasite published up to that time.

1900 CE

#4710

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord.

First full description. Order of authorship in the original publication: Russell, Batten, Collier.

1900 CE

#12816

Superstition, crime et misère en Chine.

Pages 275-288 are titled "Note sur la médecine des Mongols." Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1900 CE

#11891

The botanical origin of coca leaves.

1900 CE

#14167

The Croonian lecture. -- On immunity with special reference to cell life.

Ehrlich's "lock and key" theory of antibody antigen relationship, or interaction, in which the toxin molecule (i.e the antigen) binds to the cell receptor, and then the antibody binds in a lock and key manner to the t…

1900 CE

#9475

The ethno-botany of the Coahuilla Indians.

"The ʔívil̃uqaletem (or Ivilyuqaletem) are Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California.[2] Their original territory included an area of about 2,400 square miles (6,200 km2). The traditional Cahu…

1900 CE

#4505

The etiology of rheumatic fever.

After extensive bacteriological researches, Poynton and Paine considered that a diplococcus was the cause of rheumatic fever.

1900 CE

#5457

The etiology of yellow fever. A preliminary note.

First definite proof that the organism causing yellow fever is transmitted to man by the mosquito Aëdes aegypti. During the period spent by these workers in the investigation of the disease in Cuba Lazear and Car…

1900 CE

#6881

The logic of figures, or comparative results of homoeopathic and other treatments.

A comparison of mortality rates in institutions and private practice between homeopathic and other modes of treatment. Digital facsimile from The Medical Heritage Library at the Internet Archive at this link.

1900 CE

#4644

The pathology of herpes zoster and its bearing on sensory localisation.

Head and Campbell showed herpes zoster to be a hemorrhagic inflammation of the posterior nerve roots and the homologous spinal ganglia.

1900 CE

#6109

The removal of pelvic inflammatory masses by the abdomen after bisection of the uterus.

1900 CE

#9421

The surgical history of the naval war between Japan & China during 1894-95. Translated from the original Japanese report under the supervision of Baron Y. Saneyoshi by S. Suzuki.

Surgical history of the naval aspects of the First Sino-Japanese War. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1900 CE

#2687.2

The use of the Röntgen ray by the Medical Department of the United States Army in the war with Spain (1898).

The Spanish-American War was the first war in which X rays were used for diagnostic purposes. This is the first report on the application of X rays in military medicine. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at …

1900 CE

#3887

Tumeur du corps pituitaire sans acromégalie et avec arrêt de développement des organes génitaux.

Babinski preceded Fröhlich in describing dystrophia adiposo-genitalis.

1900 CE

#239.2

Über künstliche Kreuzung von Pisum sativum.

With Correns and de Vries, Tschermak brought Mendel’s work into prominence and confirmed it, although Tschermak may not have fully understood the Mendelian laws before he had read Mendel’s work. See also T…

1900 CE

#4760

Ueber allgemeine und localisierte Atonie der Muskulatur (Myatonie) im frühen Kindesalter.

First description of “Oppenheim’s disease” – amyotonia congenita.

1900 CE

#2515

Ueber die nach Gram färbbaren Bacillen des Säuglingsstuhles.

Isolation of Lactobacillus acidophilus.

1900 CE

#5092

Ueber die Ruhr als Volkskrankheit und ihren Erreger.

Further work on dysentery by Kruse led to the coupling of his name with Shiga to designate both the “Shiga–Kruse bacillus” and “Shiga–Kruse disease”.

1900 CE

#3779

Ueber eine hereditäre, unter dem Bilde eines chronischen Icterus mit Urobilinurie Splenomegalie, und Nierensiderosis verlaufende Affection.

“Minkowski–Chauffard disease”, familial hemolytic jaundice. See also No. 3781.

1900 CE

#4130

Ueber Scleroedem.

Scleroedemaadultorum syndrome of Buschke.

1900 CE

#4131.1

Un nuevo esporozoario parásito del hombre. Dos casos encontrados en pólipos nasales: Tesis presentada para optar al grado de doctor en medicina.

Rhinosporidiosis first described. Digital facsimile from bibliomedicinadigital.fmed.uba.ar at this link.

1900 CE

#6114

Zur Frage der Radical operation beim Uteruskrebs.

Wertheim’s radical operation for cancer of the uterus.

1900 CE

#889

Zur Kenntniss der antifermentativen, lytischen und agglutinierenden Wirkungen des Blutserums und der Lymphe.

Also: Landsteiner, "Ueber Agglutinationsercheinungen normalen menschlichen Blutes," Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 14, 1901, 1132-1134. Landsteiner discovered that human blood contains iso-agglutinins capable of aggl…

1900 CE–1901 CE

#3640

Experimental bacillary cirrhosis of the liver.

Hektoen produced experimental cirrhosis of the liver. His notable work in pathology includes the foundation of the Archives of Pathology.

1900 CE–1901 CE

#3955

On the relation of chronic interstitial pancreatitis to the islands of Langerhans and to diabetes mellitus.

1900 CE–1901 CE

#3956

The relation of diabetes mellitus to lesions of the pancreas. Hyaline degeneration of the islands of Langerhans.

Mering and Minkowski had focused attention upon the pancreas as the seat of diabetes, Opie’s work was another important step forward; he established the association between failure of the islets of Langerhans an…

1900 CE–1901 CE

#3521

Ueber Magenspiegelung.

Describes the first clinical use of the oesophagoscope by Kussmaul in 1867-68. The latter made only brief mention of it himself in his paper on the stomach pump, Dtsch. Arch. klin. Med., 1869, 6, 456.

1900 CE–1904 CE

#6265

Die pathologischen Beckenformen.

Classic description and classification of pelvic deformities.

1900 CE–1908 CE

#516

Contributions to the study of the pathology of early human embryos. 3 pts. : (1). A contribution to the study of the pathology of early human embryos. Welch Festschrift, Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports, IX (1900). (2). Second contribution to the study of the pathology of early human embryos. Contributions to medical research. Dedicated to Victor C. Vaughan. Ann Arbor (1903). (3). A study of the causes underlying the origin of human monsters. Third contribution to the study of the pathology of human embryos. Reprinted from Journal of morphology, 29, No. 1 (1908).

Part 3, with 365 pages and illustrations was the main work of this series. Mall began the introduction to the third part as follows: "The present communication is the outcome of a study of 163 pathological human embry…

1900 CE–1909 CE

#345

A treatise on zoology. Edited by Sir Ray Lankester. 9 vols.

Digital facsimiles from the Internet Archive at this link.

1900 CE–1910 CE

#3919

Sammlung klinischer Abhandlungen über Pathologie und Therapie der Stoffwechsel- und Ernährungsstörungen. 9 pts.

Noorden succeeded Nothnagel at Vienna. He made important studies of metabolism and its disorders. His section on obesity was translated into English as Obesity: the indications for reduction cures. Part 1 of Clinical …

1900 CE–1928 CE

#4981

Studies in the psychology of sex. 7 vols.

Ellis's Studies represent a lifetime of research devoted to the subject, at first in the face of bitter opposition.

1901 CE

#4264

A clinical lecture on total extirpation of the prostate for radical cure of enlargement of that organ with four successful cases.

Freyer claimed priority over Fuller (No. 4263) in originating the rectovesical method of prostatectomy. Although mistaken in this claim, Freyer certainly popularized the operation. Regarding the controversy, see Brit.…

1901 CE

#723

A contribution to the chemistry of proteids. I. A preliminary study of a hitherto undescribed product of tryptic digestion.

Isolation of tryptophan.

1901 CE

#3072

A fatal case of acute primary infectious pharyngitis.

First recorded case of extreme leucopenia.

1901 CE

#4134

A peculiar progressive pigmentary disease of the skin.

Schamberg’s progressive pigmentary dermatosis; first description.

1901 CE

#1147

A preliminary report on the active principle of the suprarenal gland.

Independently of Takamine, Aldrich succeeded in isolating adrenaline in a crystalline form. He gave it the formula C9H13NO3. Adrenaline was the first hormone to be isolated.

1901 CE

#6116

A satisfactory operation for certain cases of retroversion of the uterus.

“Baldy–Webster operation”. Webster’s method of treating retrodisplacement of the uterus was later modified by J. M. Baldy, Amer. J. Obstet. Dis. Wom., 1902, 45, 650-54, and N.Y. med. J., 1903, …

1901 CE

#3866

A study of congenital sarcoma of the liver and suprarenal. With report of a case.

Pepper’s type of adrenal medullary tumor.

1901 CE

#3606

Abstract of a clinical lecture on femoral hernia.

Battle’s operation for femoral hernia.

1901 CE

#11180

An atlas of the medulla and midbrain: A laboratory manual.

1901 CE

#5624

An experimental and clinical research into certain problems relating to surgical operations.

Crile made important contributions to knowledge regarding shock. He originated the theory that it is due to exhaustion of the vasomotor center. (See also No. 5629.) Chapter V: On the physiologic action of cocain and e…

1901 CE

#3607

An operation for the radical cure of umbilical hernia.

Mayo’s operation for umbilical hernia.

1901 CE

#6720

Biographisches Lexikon hervorragender Aerzte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Mit einer historischen Einleitung.

Besides biographical accounts this work reproduced many portraits of physicians. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link. Second, revised edition, containing entries from 1880 to 1930, 2 vols., Munich & Berli…

1901 CE

#10139

Claudii Hermeri. Mulomedicina Chironis editit Eugenius Oder.

Edition of the Mulomedicina in Codex Monacensis Latinus 243 saec. xv, a translation in vulgar Latin (by Claudis Hermeros?) of a Greek treatise. In the subscriptions of books 1 and 2, 9, 10, "Chiron Centaurus", "Chiron…