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Joseph Jones (1833-1896) 680 MD

Joseph Jones

Joseph Jones (1833–1896), Confederate surgeon who defined hospital gangrene, advanced malaria research, and shaped Southern public health

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Quinine toxicity

Quinine causes cinchonism (nausea, vomiting and tinnitus) in overdose but also blindness which is delayed and sometimes not noticed until the morning after the acute toxicity has resolved. Think of it as aspirin (the salicylism) that causes blindness.