Osler Centenary Papers: Osler, inscribed

Osler Medical Library

spontaneous generation of organisms, the work of Pasteur, and the two special Congress lectures, 'Recherche scientifique et personnalit6' (by Marcel Florkin) and 'Mathematics, music and medical science' (by Alistair Crombie). The papers were delivered in simultaneous sessions and while there was comparatively little overlap of biology and chemistry, this, unfortunately, was not so for some of t...

Osler on migraine.

William Osler's 1892 textbook The Principles and Practice of Medicine became the dominant medical text in the English-speaking world. Osler was labeled a therapeutic nihilist by some. The topic of migraine, including treatment, was succinctly covered in his text. The objectives of this study were to review Osler's thoughts on migraine, and outline his therapeutic recommendations. Preventively O...

Osler under 40.

Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome.

Telangiectasia may be identified by visual inspection during physical examination of the skin and oral cavity or by endoscopy. Diagnosis is made after clinical examination and genetic testing based on the Curacao criteria: telangiectasia in the face, hands or oral cavity; recurrent epistaxis; arteriovenous malformations with visceral involvement; and a positive family history. Diagnosis is conf...

Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome

Presentation Age-related penetrance is seen in HHT. [2] It does not present at birth but commonly presents with recurrent epistaxis, usually in the teenage years. People with the condition develop mucocutaneous lesions, usually involving the nasal mucosa, lips and tongue. These lesions are sharply demarcated red-purple macules, papules or spider-like lesions comprising a mat of tortuous vessels...