Historical Clinicopathological Conference 1999 : Pericles
Description
The 5th annual conference investigated the death of Pericles during the Spartan siege of Athens. Included are a medical history and description of the illness that took his life in 429 B.C. Additionally, a link to further information about the “Plague of Athens” which reportedly killed 25% of the Athenian population within a two year period, appears at the end. Dr. Durack’s diagnosis is that Pericles succumbed to louse-borne typhus.Alterative Diagnosis: Small pox. Reference: Durack DT, et al. Am J Med 2000; 109: 391-7
Sponsors
University of Maryland, Baltimore. School of MedicineVA Maryland Health Care System (U.S.)
University of Maryland, Baltimore. School of Medicine. Medical Alumni Association
Kramer, Morton D., M.D.
Keyword
Pericles, approximately 495 B.C.-429 B.C.--Death and burialCause of Death
Famous Persons
Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne
Historical Article