PARKINSON, John William Keys (1785-1838)

"Case of diseased appendix vermiformis".; In: Medico-Chirigical Transactions. Vol. 3

London: Longman, Hurst, et al, 1816. Second edition. 8vo. Parkinson's paper is on pp. 57-58. Entire volume: xiii, 383 pp. Contemporary half calf, plain blue boards. Spine tape repaired; some pale foxing, mostly at beginning and end / From the Collection of Allan B. Kirsner, M.D. Item #402044

First case of appendicitis reported in English, and the first in which perforation was recognized as the cause of death. Garrison-Morton-Norman 3560 (first edition of 1812).

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