Karl von Basedow
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
A biographical sketch of Karl von Basedow, the 19th-century German physician who described the classic triad of symptoms associated with exophthalmic goiter, which was subsequently named after him.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BASEDOW, Karl (Karl von Basedow, 1799–1854), after graduating from the medical faculty in Halle, worked in Merseburg as a district physician. He died of sepsis. World fame was brought to Basedow by his work that appeared in the Wochenschrift für die gesamte Heilkunde, edited by Casper, under the title «Exophthalmus durch Hypertrophie des Zellgewebes in der Augenhöhle», featuring a description of four cases and a clear characterization of the so-called "Merseburg triad" (goiter, exophthalmos, palpitations). The disease described by Basedow is named after him (see Basedow's Disease).
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“Karl von Basedow.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/karl-von-basedow/