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"Noli-Me-Tangere" Circa 1754

1964; American Medical Association; Volume: 90; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/archderm.1964.01600030030006

1538-3652

Willard L. Marmelzat,

History of Medicine Studies

Several years ago I discovered an intriguing paper tucked away in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, a paper which, I believe, represents a truly lost chapter in the history of dermatology and the history of medicine. In the year 1755 there appeared a communication addressed to the Royal Society by Jacques Daviel which dealt with a theory and radical method for treating cancer of the upper face. Jacques Daviel (1696-1762) holds a secure place in medical history as the first physician to develop the concept of deliberate extraction of the lens in the treatment of cataract. A Norman by birth, he studied surgery with his uncle at Rouen and served as an army surgeon for a number of years. For a time he practiced in Toulon and Marseilles after which he settled in Paris in 1746. Here he developed a successful ophthalmological and surgical practice. He became oculist