T. Kennedy Dalziel
Thomas Kennedy Dalziel (1861–1924) was a Scottish surgeon.
Overview
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Biography
- Born 1861
- Surgeon, Western Infirmary, Glasgow
- Died February 10, 1924
Medical Eponyms
Crohn’s disease
1913 – Dalziel read a paper on ‘Chronic Interstitial Enteritis‘ at the Annual B.M.A. Conference at Brighton. reported, in detail, six cases similar to those of Braun, in which tuberculosis (though suspected) was excluded by careful bacteriological studies. This evoked some acceptance that a benign, chronic, granulomatous condition of the small intestine existed which was not tuberculosis.
He described 8 cases, with a detailed account of the pathology ; an attempt had been made to find a causative organism, but had revealed only B. coli in one case. There was no evidence of tuberculosis. He concluded:
As far as I am aware the disease has not been previously described, but it seems probable that many cases must have been seen and have been diagnosed as tuberculous.
Major Publications
- Dalziel TK. Chronic Interstitial Enteritis. Br Med J 1913; 2: 1068-1070. [Crohn’s disease]
References
- Obituary. Br Med J 1924; 1: 356.
- Obituary. Lancet 1924; 1: 362.
- Obituary. Glasgow Med J 1924;101: 154- 157.
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the person behind the name
