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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Apr 2011
Case Reports Historical ArticleThe strange destiny of Caterina de' Medici and a case of puerperal fever in the sixteenth century.
- Donatella Lippi.
- Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Legal Medicine, History of Medicine, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence 50134, Italy. donatella.lippi@unifi.it
- J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. 2011 Apr 1;24(4):650-1.
AbstractThe aim of this study is the reconstruction of a case of puerperal fever, which affected the mother of Caterina de' Medici, the future Queen of France, in 1519. Only unpublished data found in the Archives were used, to follow the onset and the development of the disease, offering a glimpse into medical perception of the time. The description of the case provides interesting points of contact with modern medicine.
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