The discovery of salicylate ototoxicity.
Although the name of the discoverer of salicylate ototoxicity is still debated, most authors have quoted Muller and his 1877 report. To the best of our knowledge, the true discoverer of the transient ototoxicity of salicylate was the Italian chemist Cesare Bertagnini who reported this evidence in 1855 in the journal Il Nuovo Cimento.
Marchese-Ragona
Rosario
R
Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. rmr@unipd.it
Marioni
Gino
G
Marson
Piero
P
Martini
Alessandro
A
Staffieri
Alberto
A
D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D012459:Salicylates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history*; D014116:Toxicology / Q000266:history*
D012459:Salicylates