Gynaecological illness as a result of medical experiments in Auschwitz concentration camp. Histological specimens, photographs and documentation by F.B. Lammes, 1978-2002.

Microscope slide of submucosal stroma showing foreign bodies; 3 colour photographic prints of the contents of the slide; 2 photographs of the Auschwitz tattoo on the arm; civil registration details of the woman concerned; offprint of article by F.B. Lammes; book Schroeiplekken by Carla van Lier, Amsterdam 1978

The woman concerned was the author of the memoir Schroeiplekken ["Scorchmarks"], which was published in 1978 under the pseudonym Carla van Lier. In Auschwitz, she had been treated with intra-uterine injections of formaldehyde and talc to induce sterility by inflammation of the Fallopian tubes. In 1979 she was treated for endometrial carcinoma by a total extirpation of uterus and tubes. The pathologist found the foreign materials and questioned the cause. The patient then told her story and showed the tattoo of the Auschwitz camp on her arm (letter to the Wellcome Library from Professor F.B. Lammes, 17 July 2004)

1 file (various materials) + Histological specimens

Complemented by (work): Schroeiplekken : ervaringen uit Vught, Westerbork, Auschwitz, Ravensbrück en Malchow / Carla van Lier. 643908i

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F.B. Lammes, 'Diagnose in beeld (87). Eeen getatoeerde vrouw met salpingitis', Ned. Tijdschr. Geneeskunde, 2002, 146: 849

Wellcome Collection 608199i

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