Lymphangitis historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Devarkonda, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
- Lymphangitis is an ancient disease. The exact origins of the disease are not clearly known. Specific historical perspective for individual infections are discussed in detail separately.
Historical Perspective
- In 1829, Andral, for the first time in modern literature,described lesion of lymphangitis carcinomatosis
- In 1897,J. Maitland, British surgeon, performed removal of adult filariæ in cases of lymphangitis