An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16061 entries, 14144 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: December 10, 2024

WALLACE, William

2 entries
  • 5215

A treatise on the venereal disease and its varieties.

London: Burgess & Hill, 1833.

On p. 371 commences the first description of lymphogranuloma venereum, which Wallace called “indolent primary syphilitic bubo”.



Subjects: INFECTIOUS DISEASE › SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES › Lymphogranuloma Venereum
  • 2379

Treatment of the venereal disease by the hydriodate of potash, or iodide of potassium.

Lancet, 2, 5-11, 1835 – 1836.

Wallace introduced potassium iodide in the treatment of syphilis, reporting good results in 139 patients.



Subjects: INFECTIOUS DISEASE › SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES › Syphilis