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Skrljevo disease--two centuries of history.

Int J STD AIDS. 2000 Apr;11(4):207-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20233036
Gruber F; Department of Dermatovenerology, Clinical Hospital Centre and; Medical School of Rijeka, Croatia.

Abstract: Skrljevo disease, also called Rijeka (Fiume) or Grobnik disease, by some physicians was first identified in the village of Skrljevo in Croatia in 1790. From texts dating back to the beginning of the 19th century it is clear that it was a non-venereal (endemic) form of syphilis and represented a great calamity for the local people and a problem for the physicians. The disease was considered by some to be lepra, scurvy, scabies or others. The occurrence of the disease in the region around Rijeka was closely associated with the poor socioeconomic conditions present at that time in the region. It is interesting to note that many of the greatest physicians of the time such as Alibert, Frank, Hebra, Sigmund were acquainted with the disease and dealt with it in their writings. This paper gives a brief chronology of the major political events in the region since that time, underlying the measures used in fighting the disease.
Keywords: HISTORICAL ARTICLE JOURNAL ARTICLE Croatia/EPIDEMIOLOGY Disease Outbreaks/*HISTORY/PREVENTION & CONTROL History of Medicine, 18th Cent. History of Medicine, 19th Cent. Human Syphilis/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*HISTORY/PREVENTION & CONTROL

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