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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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go8<strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Practice <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>oisResorc<strong>in</strong>, beta-naphthol and sulphur were prescribed <strong>in</strong> subacute andchronic dermatoses. Chloral camphor and phenol camphor were used aspowerful antipruritics.Caustic agents for localized destruction <strong>in</strong>cluded the m<strong>in</strong>eral acids,strong alkali solutions, acid nitrate <strong>of</strong> mercury, bichloride <strong>of</strong> mercury,silver nitrate, croton oil and t<strong>in</strong>cture <strong>of</strong> iod<strong>in</strong>e. Thermocautery was likewiseemployed.For the treatment <strong>of</strong> lues, mercurial <strong>in</strong>unctions were popular, althoughsome doctors preferred <strong>in</strong>tramuscular <strong>in</strong>jections <strong>of</strong> the bichloride. Mercurialfumigation had its advocates.The <strong>in</strong>struments which formed a part <strong>of</strong> the dermatologists' armamentarium<strong>in</strong>cluded dermal curettes, f<strong>in</strong>e scissors, scalpels, comedo extractors,cutaneous punch, a glass for perform<strong>in</strong>g diascopic pressure, and a magnify<strong>in</strong>glens for study<strong>in</strong>g sk<strong>in</strong> lesions.The Rise <strong>of</strong> Dermatology <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>oisAlthough Dr. Charles Gilman Smith is considered by many as thepioneer Ill<strong>in</strong>ois dermatologist, hav<strong>in</strong>g come to Chicago <strong>in</strong> 1853, the rise <strong>of</strong>modern dermatology dated from 1879 when Dr. James Nev<strong>in</strong>s Hyde becamePr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Sk<strong>in</strong> and Venereal Diseases at Rush Medical College.He soon created a large cl<strong>in</strong>ic at the Central Free Dispensary and <strong>in</strong>ducedother young men to take up dermatology as a career. Dr. William F. Rob<strong>in</strong>sonwas his assistant for a number <strong>of</strong> years, and Dr. Frank H. Montgomery,follow<strong>in</strong>g his graduation from Rush 1888 and up to his untimely death <strong>in</strong>1908, was closely associated with Dr. Hyde. Dr. Ernest L. McEwen wasanother <strong>of</strong> Dr. Hyde's associates, both <strong>in</strong> private and cl<strong>in</strong>ical <strong>practice</strong>.In 1879 and 1880, Dr. Lafayette W. Case lectured on sk<strong>in</strong> and venerealdiseases at Rush, and Dr. Eugene S. Atwood became an assistant <strong>in</strong> thesk<strong>in</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>ic <strong>of</strong> the Central Free Dispensary. Dr. Robert D. MacArthur alsotaught at Rush and the central Free Dispensary at an early date. Therewere also Zeisler, Anthony, Baum, Montgomery, Campbell, Bishop,Schalek and Pusey among Ill<strong>in</strong>ois pioneers <strong>in</strong> dermatology, followed somewhatlater by Lieberthal, Fischk<strong>in</strong>, Pardee and Simpson. Practically all <strong>of</strong>these men became teachers <strong>in</strong> our <strong>medical</strong> schools beforeheld important hospital positions <strong>in</strong> this specialty.1900 and laterDr. Hyde was dermatologist to Michael Reese Hospital <strong>in</strong> 1883, and thenext year he and Dr. MacArthur were on the dermatologic staff at thenewly-opened Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Montgomery later became a staffmember there.The Chicago Policl<strong>in</strong>ic was opened on July 26, 1886; Drs. MacArthurand Anthony were the first dermatologists at this <strong>in</strong>stitution, followedlater by Dr. Ralph R. Campbell.

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