Abstract
Gaspar Vianna is considered one of the great names in Medicine and Science in Brazil. Yet, little prominence has been given to his studies in Neuropathology. He was the first to describe, in 1911, the histopathology and pathogenesis of chagasic encephalitis in the acute phase of Chagas disease, as well as the intracellular life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi. Over 100 years have elapsed and Gaspar Vianna's pioneering study remains an example of a meticulous and still up-to-date description of central nervous system involvement in the acute phase of Chagas disease.
Highlights
Gaspar Vianna is considered one of the great names in Medicine and Science in Brazil
Recognized as one of the great names in Medicine and Science in Brazil[2,3,4,5,6], little prominence has been given to his fundamental study on central nervous system (CNS) involvement in the acute phase of Chagas disease
In 19097, of the new human disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, Carlos Chagas (1879-1934) invited Gaspar Vianna to write a histopathologic description of this new entity
Summary
Gaspar Vianna is considered one of the great names in Medicine and Science in Brazil. This article describes the remarkable pioneering contribution of Gaspar Vianna to the knowledge of the neuropathology of Chagas disease, as described in one of his works, Contribuição para o estudo da anatomia patológica da Moléstia de Carlos Chagas[1] (Contribution to the study of the pathological anatomy of Carlos Chagas disease), published in 1911.
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