Abstract
. The book “Facies dolorosa” by Hans Killian, first published in 1934 and later in 1956 and 1967 as extended and annotated versions, comprises ~ 70 photographs depicting facial expressions of patients suffering from various diseases. The photographs in black and white are analyzed and annotated by the author with the purpose of providing clinicians, and especially young doctors, with an insight into the medical and scientific value of facial expression of pain in the diagnosis, staging, and prognosis of severe disease. This historical review of a book no longer in print is part of a 2016 commemorative publication marking the 60th anniversary of the publication of the “Facies dolorosa” by Dustri Medical and Scientific Publications, Munich, Germany and Rockledge, USA.
Highlights
The book “Facies dolorosa” by Hans Killian, first published in 1934 and later in 1956 and 1967 as extended and annotated versions, comprises ~ 70 photographs depicting facial expressions of patients suffering from various diseases
The photographs in black and white are analyzed and annotated by the author with the purpose of providing clinicians, and especially young doctors, with an insight into the medical and scientific value of facial expression of pain in the diagnosis, staging, and prognosis of severe disease. This historical review of a book no longer in print is part of a 2016 commemorative publication marking the 60th anniversary of the publication of the “Facies dolorosa” by Dustri Medical and Scientific Publications, Munich, Germany and Rockledge, USA
The book of photographs compiled by the surgeon Dr Hans Killian with the title “Facies dolorosa” first appeared in G
Summary
The book of photographs compiled by the surgeon Dr Hans Killian with the title “Facies dolorosa” first appeared in G. The book “Facies dolorosa” by Hans Killian, first published in 1934 and later in 1956 and 1967 as extended and annotated versions, comprises ~ 70 photographs depicting facial expressions of patients suffering from various diseases. The photographs in black and white are analyzed and annotated by the author with the purpose of providing clinicians, and especially young doctors, with an insight into the medical and scientific value of facial expression of pain in the diagnosis, staging, and prognosis of severe disease.
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