William Wallace (surgeon)

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William Wallace (1791-1837), was an Irish surgeon at the Jervis Street Hospital, Dublin, who used potassium iodide to treat syphilis, and experimented on healthy individuals by inoculating them with syphilis to demonstrate it was contagious. In 1818 he founded the Dublin Infirmary for Diseases of the Skin at 20 Moore Street. He wrote A Treatise on the Venereal Disease and Its Varieties (1833). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Powell, Frank C (June 2006). "William Wallace and transmission of syphilis: a forgotten villain?" . The Lancet. 367 (9525): 1818. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68801-6. PMID   16753483. S2CID   27653911.
  2. ↑ Kampmeier, R. H. (1980). "The introduction of iodine in the treatment of syphilis: the writings of William Wallace, M.D., of Dublin". Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 7 (1): 26–28. doi:10.1097/00007435-198001000-00008. ISSN   0148-5717. PMID   6994258.
  3. ↑ Widdess, J. D. H (1965). "William Wallace". British Journal of Venereal Diseases. 65 (9): 9–14. doi:10.1136/sti.41.1.9. PMC   1047692 . PMID   14275963.
  4. ↑ "A Treatise on the Venereal Disease and Its Varieties". The Medico-Chirurgical Review. 19 (38): 372–414. 1 October 1833. PMC   5086970 . PMID   29918030.
  5. ↑ Morton, R. S (January 1966). "Dr. William Wallace (1791-1837) of Dublin" (PDF). Medical History. 10 (1). Cambridge University Press: 38–43. doi:10.1017/s0025727300010620. PMID   5324024. S2CID   32390083.
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