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    Historical Clinicopathological Conference 1996 : Alexander the Great

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    Oldach, David W.
    Richard, Robert E.
    Borza, Eugene N.
    Benitez, R. Michael
    Date
    1996
    Type
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    The death of Alexander the Great was the subject of this 2nd annual conference. Included are a medical history, symptoms of the illness that took his life, a differential diagnosis, and the proposed cause of death. Dr. Oldach’s diagnosis is infection by “Salmonella typhi, complicated by bowel perforation and ascending paralysis”. An Historical Discussion by Eugene N. Borza, Ph.D., an expert on the ancient kingdom of Macedonia, appears at the end of the text.
    Presenter's Diagnosis (Dr. David W. Oldach): Arsenic intoxication. Alterative Diagnosis: Typhoid fever-induced Guillain-Barre syndrome.
    Citation
    Oldach, D.W., Richard, R.E., Borza, E.N., & Benitez, R.M. (1998). A Mysterious Death. New England Journal of Medicine, 338(24), 1764-1769
    Sponsors
    University of Maryland, Baltimore. School of Medicine
    VA Maryland Health Care System (U.S.)
    University of Maryland, Baltimore. School of Medicine. Medical Alumni Association
    Kramer, Morton D., M.D.
    Keyword
    Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.--Death and burial
    Cause of Death
    Diagnosis, Differential
    Famous Persons
    Salmonella typhi
    Typhoid Fever
    Historical Article
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10713/6826
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1056/NEJM199806113382411
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