«Our whole family does not get out of the common cold»: an ear, throat and nose disease in the conditions of S.P. Botkin

Zhuravskii S.G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/otorino202388051109

Zhuravskii S.G.

Pavlov First State Medical University of St. Petersburg

ORCID: 0000-0002-5960-068X

«Our whole family does not get out of the common cold»: an ear, throat and nose disease in the conditions of S.P. Botkin

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Zhuravskii S.G.

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Journal: Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2023;88(5): 109‑118

DOI: 10.17116/otorino202388051109

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Zhuravskii SG. «Our whole family does not get out of the common cold»: an ear, throat and nose disease in the conditions of S.P. Botkin. Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2023;88(5):109‑118. (In Russ.)
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Abstract:

The article presents an epistolary insight into the history of otorhinolaringology in Russia. It shows pathology of ear, nose and throat, which S.P. Botkin faced: cases of diseases of empress Maria Aleksandrovna, grand duke Vyacheslav Konstantinovich, poet N.A. Nekrasov, publisher A.A. Kraevsky, Sergey Petrovich himself, his relatives and loved ones. The biographical singularity of the famous doctor’s patients is noted. On the materials of family letters of 1855-1889 yrs., service diaries of 1872—1889 yrs. and S.P. Botkin’s clinical lectures it is shown how daily cases and casuistry of otorhinolaryngology pathology formed scientific innovative ideas.

Keywords:

S.P.Botkin (1832—1889)

family letters of Botkins

history of otorhinolaryngology in Russia

otorhinolaryngological diseases in XIX century

history of medicine

Authors:

Zhuravskii S.G.

Pavlov First State Medical University of St. Petersburg

ORCID: 0000-0002-5960-068X

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06.12.2022

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14.03.2023

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