Paul Guttmann
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Paul Guttmann was a German pathologist who practiced medicine in Berlin. He is remembered for work with neurologist
Albert Eulenburg
(1840 - 1917) involving the sympathetic nervous system
. With Eulenburg he published Die Pathologie des Sympathicus auf physiologischer Grundlage, which was considered at the time to be the best book concerning the pathology
of the sympathetic system from a physiological basis. As a result of this publication, the two physicians were awarded the 1877 Astley Cooper
Prize. However, this honor was later overturned due to a technicality that the book had two authors.
Guttmann also made contributions in his research of tuberculosis
and malaria
. With Paul Ehrlich
(1854-1915), he discovered that the histological
stain, methylene blue
had effectiveness against malaria
.
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
Albert Eulenburg
Albert Eulenburg
Albert Eulenburg was a German neurologist who was a native of Berlin. He studied medicine at the Universities of Berlin, Bern and Zurich, earning his doctorate 1861. Among his instructors were Johannes Peter Müller , Ludwig Traube and Albrecht von Graefe...
(1840 - 1917) involving the sympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system is one of the three parts of the autonomic nervous system, along with the enteric and parasympathetic systems. Its general action is to mobilize the body's nervous system fight-or-flight response...
. With Eulenburg he published Die Pathologie des Sympathicus auf physiologischer Grundlage, which was considered at the time to be the best book concerning the pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
of the sympathetic system from a physiological basis. As a result of this publication, the two physicians were awarded the 1877 Astley Cooper
Astley Cooper
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet was an English surgeon and anatomist, who made historical contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and surgery of hernia.-Life:Cooper was born at Brooke Hall in Brooke, Norfolk...
Prize. However, this honor was later overturned due to a technicality that the book had two authors.
Guttmann also made contributions in his research of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
and malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
. With Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...
(1854-1915), he discovered that the histological
Histology
Histology is the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals. It is performed by examining cells and tissues commonly by sectioning and staining; followed by examination under a light microscope or electron microscope...
stain, methylene blue
Methylene blue
Methylene blue is a heterocyclic aromatic chemical compound with the molecular formula C16H18N3SCl. It has many uses in a range of different fields, such as biology and chemistry. At room temperature it appears as a solid, odorless, dark green powder, that yields a blue solution when dissolved in...
had effectiveness against malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
.
Selected works
- Die Pathologie des Sympathicus auf physiologischer Grundlage Albert Eulenburg und Paul Guttmann - (Essay on the sympathetic nervous system)
- A Handbook of physical diagnosis: comprising the throat, thorax, and abdomen; by Paul Guttmann, translated from the 3rd German edition by Alex Napier
- Die Wirksamkeit to kleiner Tuberkulindosen they gegen Lungenschwindsucht. (With Paul EhrlichPaul EhrlichPaul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...
) Deutsche Medizinische WochenschriftDeutsche Medizinische WochenschriftThe Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift is a German medical journal established in 1875 by Paul Börner...
, Berlin, 1890, 16:793-795. - Ueber die Wirkung DES Methylenblau bei Malaria. (With Paul Ehrlich) Berliner klinische Wochenschrift, 1891, 28:953-956.