[Disentery and hepatic abscess in the colonial and republican Chile. Doctor Miguel Claro Vásquez].
The frequency and severity of dysentery and hepatic abscess during the colonial and republican era in Chile are reviewed. The amebian etiology was confirmed in both clinical entities. Also, Miguel Claro Vásquez, physician and later priest and bishop of the Catholic Church, was distinguished for his contribution to hepatic abscess surgery.
Programa de Estudios Médicos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. revinf@sochinf.cl
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D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*