Oldach, David W.Richard, Robert E.Borza, Eugene N.Benitez, R. Michael2017-07-072017-07-071996Oldach, D.W., Richard, R.E., Borza, E.N., & Benitez, R.M. (1998). A Mysterious Death. New England Journal of Medicine, 338(24), 1764-1769http://hdl.handle.net/10713/6826The 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.en-USAlexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.--Death and burialCause of DeathDiagnosis, DifferentialFamous PersonsSalmonella typhiTyphoid FeverHistorical ArticleArticle10.1056/NEJM199806113382411Yes