[Compilation of historical anecdotes about chronic wounds. Well-known people who have suffered from them].
Throughout the course of human history many people have been affected by the presence of chronic wounds. Millions of anonymous people have suffered bed sores, varicose ulcers, arterial ulcers or neuropathic ulcers. But there have been some famous people who, from time to time, remove these lesions from their cloak of invisibility In our day and age, every time a famous person suffers from these wounds, we observe how the means of communication publicize this health problem. However famous people also suffered from these wounds in the past. In this article, the authors will review historical figures who died due to these feared sores. Kings or saints have been affected by this problem. Specifically the authors will focus on six historical figures: three kings, one composer and two saints,; the authors shall analyze the influence of chronic wounds as a cause of their deaths. This article was submitted at the VII National Symposium on Bed Sores and Chronic Wounds and at the First Latin American Congress on Ulcers and Wounds.
Unidad de Formación, Investigación y Calidad, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén.
Francisco Pedro
FP
García Fernández
Pablo
P
López Casanova
Pedro Luis
PL
Pancorbo Hidalgo
José
J
Verdú Soriano
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005197:Famous Persons; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000266:history*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000266:history*