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The Development of Rheumatology Through Two Millenia

A book entitled The Development of Rheumatology through Two Millennia (English edition), dedicated to rheumatology from the initial concepts of rheuma in ancient Greece through its development as a field of medicine and accumulation of knowledge in the field of rheumatology to the year 2000, bringing an overview of this medical profession over two millennia, was published by Birotisak, Zagreb, Croatia, in 2008. Ivo Jajić and Zrinka Jajić, professors of rheumatology at School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia, the authors of the book, in collaboration with national and university libraries from Europe and USA, and with renowned experts from all over the world, true lovers of the profession, having whole- heartedly taken part in the material and information collection, have designed this book as a unique work of the type in the world, consisting of a number of sections dedicated to the global development of rheumatology. The part of the book on historical events provides an overview of historical events in international rheumatology from ancient times and the Greek word rheuma meaning flux, introducing the terms rheumatology and rheumatologist, development of residency in rheumatology, establishment of national societies of rheumatology in Europe and the USA, through the first professional medical conference on rheumatic diseases, held in 1932 in New Orleans, congresses of rheumatologists in particular countries and international meetings. Foundation of the International League Against Rheumatism including four regional leagues, i.e. European (EULAR), American (PANLAR), Asian–Pacific (APLAR) and African (AFLAR), and all major events and activities related to particular leagues are given due emphasis. Publications in the field of rheumatology are presented through an overview of the most important international rheumatology journals from their launching. This historical overview bring a chronologic survey of classifications and nomenclature of rheumatic diseases, diagnostic criteria for rheumatic diseases, first professors of rheumatology at international universities and Nobel Prize winners in medicine relevant for rheumatology. The second, most extensive section of the book is dedicated to the authors worldwide that have contributed most to the development of rheumatology. On 372 pages with more than 1000 illustrations, this section presents 2343 authors, in alphabetical order, not only rheumatologists but also epidemiologists, pathologists, immunologists, biochemists, ophthalmologists, dermatologists, medical historians, paediatricians, nuclear medicine specialists, gastroenterologists, radiologists and other specialists engaged in rheumatology. They all are presented by their biographic data, special field of work (specialty), brief presentation of respective publications with original literature data, and a photo (most of them). The third section entitled From the History of Croatian Rheumatology, brings a short survey of historical events in the development of rheumatology in Croatia. At the end of the book, the reader will find the Index of Authors and Index of Terms. The book was reviewed by Academician Zvonko Kusić and Academician Dragan Dekaris. This originally designed book in international literature is strongly recommended to rheumatologists as well as to other related specialists and medical historians, as they will certainly find many interesting data and stimulation for further development of the profession worldwide.

rheumatology ; development

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