The Medical Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's Demise

Poor Historians: Misadventures in Medical History

This episode has a fun twist. Aaron and Mike will go through the case of the famous American author and mastery of mystery and suspense, Edgar Allen Poe's. They'll be presented with his final moments and hospital course, initially not knowing who we're talking about. This is a bit of a look at how physicians brainstorm medical cases to come up with the most likely explanations. This story is perfectly suited for Poe, not only because it's him, but because the mysterious nature of his end is something only he could write. We'll do our best to figure it out for you and hope you enjoy playing along!
Sources:
- https://blog.oup.com/2014/10/edgar-allan-poe-death-diagnosis/

- https://archive.hshsl.umaryland.edu/bitstream/handle/10713/6824/EdgarAllenPoe_1995.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

- https://cvm.missouri.edu/quoth-the-raven-it-was-actually-rabies/

- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/

- https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/edgar-allan-poe-death

- https://www.mdhistory.org/here-at-last-he-is-happy-the-death-and-burial-of-edgar-allan-poe/

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