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One of our frequent contributors is William Charles Caccamise Sr, MD, of Pittsford, New York, USA. Besides eponyms in his own specialty, ophthalmology, he has sent us this:
Early in my youth, my father - a general practitioner - familiarized me with Osler's Sign: the presence of a tattoo in a patient was an indicator of syphilis until proved otherwise. A supporting reference is: "In the 1800s, Sir William Osler viewed the presence of a tattoo on a patient as a sure sign of syphilis. He stated 'I often think that if I look closely enough at tattooings, I can see the track of the spirochete!'
Early in my youth, my father - a general practitioner - familiarized me with Osler's Sign: the presence of a tattoo in a patient was an indicator of syphilis until proved otherwise. A supporting reference is: "In the 1800s, Sir William Osler viewed the presence of a tattoo on a patient as a sure sign of syphilis. He stated 'I often think that if I look closely enough at tattooings, I can see the track of the spirochete!'
Bibliography
H. E. MacDermot:
An Osler anecdote (letter). Certified Medical Assistant Journal, 1971, 105, 1129.
Referred to in, Terrence A. Cronin Jr:
Tattoos, Body Piercings and Other Skin Adornments.
Skin & Aging, volume 11, issue 4, April 2003.
An Osler anecdote (letter). Certified Medical Assistant Journal, 1971, 105, 1129.
Referred to in, Terrence A. Cronin Jr:
Tattoos, Body Piercings and Other Skin Adornments.
Skin & Aging, volume 11, issue 4, April 2003.