Tuberculosis in Mexico: contributions of the Museum of Anatomopathology, 1895-1899

Guzmán-Méndez, S.; Salinas-Lara, C.; Castañeda-López, G.; Guzmán-Méndez, S; Salinas-Lara, C; Castañeda-López, G

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Tuberculosis in Mexico: contributions of the Museum of Anatomopathology, 1895-1899

Guzmán-Méndez, S.; Salinas-Lara, C.; Castañeda-López, G.

Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion 65(1): 94-101

2013

ISSN/ISBN: 0034-8376

PMID: 23745448

Document Number: 666272

In 1895, Rafael Lavista founded the Museum of Anatomopathology at the Hospital de San Andrds in Mexico City, for the purpose of preparing and preserving anatomical pieces useful for the study of different diseases. Porfirio Diaz officially inaugurated the Museum in March 1896, but in June 1899 it was renamed as the Instituto Patológico Nacional. During its four years of activity, a variety of illnesses were studied, including tuberculosis, which spurred great interest among Museum personnel because of its high incidence. This text examines the labors developed at the Museum of Anatomopathology in relation to tuberculosis, discusses the researchers involved, and reviews the articles published in the Museum's journal: Revista quincenal de anatomía patológica.