Abstract |
Medical difficulties related to otolaryngology that occurred during the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803-1806) are highlighted. These difficulties included ear and face frostbite, upper respiratory infections, temporal vessel laceration from an air gun accident, neck scrofula, and a pediatric neck mass. The custom of Clatsop Indian head flattening is also described. These descriptions also aim to illustrate the state of otolaryngology during the early 19th century in America.
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Authors | Marc D Eisen, Lawrence R Lustig |
Journal | The Laryngoscope
(Laryngoscope)
Vol. 112
Issue 6
Pg. 1065-71
(Jun 2002)
ISSN: 0023-852X [Print] United States |
PMID | 12160275
(Publication Type: Biography, Historical Article, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Child
- Craniocerebral Trauma
(history)
- Culture
- Expeditions
(history)
- Famous Persons
- Female
- Frostbite
(history)
- History, 19th Century
- Humans
- Indians, North American
(history)
- Male
- Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
(history)
- Respiratory Tract Infections
(history)
- Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
(history)
- United States
- Wounds, Gunshot
(history)
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