Pathology Collection

Set of glass eyeballs. Each shell illustrates a disease or abnormality affecting the eye. The set was hand crafted in the late 1920s by ocularists of Theodore Hamblin Ltd

Human brain microscope slides. Microscope slides of stained sections of human brain. These slides are from the Harvard Brain and Tissue Resource Centre, USA

Tobacco hornworm with tobacco plant
Tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) with a damaged tobacco plant, artwork. This species is common throughout North America. Eggs (right)

Alzheimers brain. Computer processed vertical (coronal) slice through the brain of an Alzheimer patient (at left) compared with a normal brain (at right)

Dohle bodies in blood cell, micrograph
Dohle bodies in blood cell. Light micrograph of a neutrophil white blood cell (centre) with Dohle bodies. These are small inclusions within the cells cytoplasm

Sleeping sickness parasite
Sleeping sickness. Artwork of a trypanosome (Trypanosoma brucei) moving past human red blood cells in the blood. This protozoan is the cause of sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)

Louis Pasteur, French microbiologist
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French microbiologist and chemist. Louis Pasteur proved the germ theory of disease, which holds that germs attack the body from the outside

Microscopic view of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV causes respiratory tract infection of the lungs and breathing passages

Microscopic view of chlamydia. Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia, micrograph
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia. Light micrograph of blood cells from bone marrow in a case of acute promyelocytic leukaemia. Leukaemia is a cancer where certain blood cells form in excess

Neutrophil cell trapping bacteria, SEM
Neutrophil cell trapping bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria (rod-shaped) being trapped by a neutrophil cell

Liver cirrhosis. Artwork taken from Sir Robert Carswells textbook Pathological Anatomy, published 1838. Cirrhosis is a disease in which the liver tissue is replaced with scar tissue

Liver tissue cirrhosis, light micrograph
Liver cirrhosis. Light micrograph of a section through liver tissue showing cirrhosis. This is a condition where the liver responds to the injury or death of some of its cells by producing

Cystic fibrosis. Light micrograph of a section through a bronchus (airway) of the lungs in a case of cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)

Louis Pasteur, French microbiologist
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French microbiologist and chemist, in his laboratory. Louis Pasteur proved the germ theory of disease, which holds that germs attack the body from the outside

Osteoporotic bone

Psoriasis
5855398 Psoriasis; (add.info.: Varieties of the autoimmune skin disease Psoriasis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes' "Encyclopedia Londinensis,")

Jean-Martin Charcot
3732975 Jean-Martin Charcot; (add.info.: Bust of Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

James Paget
3733770 James Paget.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of James Paget (1814-1899) an English surgeon and pathologist, best remembered for naming Paget's Disease

Measles
5855402 Measles; (add.info.: Measles, Rubeola vulgaris and R. nigra. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes' "Encyclopedia Londinensis," J)

Purple spots and rose rash
5855400 Purple spots and rose rash; (add.info.: Skin diseases: Purple spots, Purpura simplex and P. haemorrhagica and rose rash, Exanthesis roseola)

Psoriasis
5855396 Psoriasis; (add.info.: Skin diseases: Prurigo nodularis and Psoriasis varieties. (Lepriasis is an obsolete term for psoriasis and leprosy)

Skin diseases of infants
5855399 Skin diseases of infants; (add.info.: Red gum or Strophulus, a skin disease affecting infants, and Lichen simplex, a thickening of the skin after pruritus)

Scalp and skin diseases
5855397 Scalp and skin diseases; (add.info.: Scalp diseases Porrigo crustacea and P. furfuracea, and skin diseases Ecthyma vulgaris and E)

Scarlet fever
5855393 Scarlet fever; (add.info.: Scarlet fever, Rosalia simplex and R. paristhmitica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes' "Encyclopedia)

Sycosis
5855392 Sycosis; (add.info.: Sycosis barbae and Sycosis capilli, chronic inflammation of the hair follicles, especially of the beard and head)

Impetigo
5855391 Impetigo; (add.info.: Contagious skin diseases impetigo and rhypia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes' "Encyclopedia Londinensis," J)

Scabies
5855394 Scabies; (add.info.: Ulcerous skin disease Ecthyma cachecticum, and the seven-year itch, Scabies purulenta and S. exotica, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite)

Toxicology laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris. From ''La Science Illustre'', Paris
2604791 Toxicology laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris. From ''La Science Illustre'', Paris, c1893.; (add.info.: Toxicology laboratory, Faculty of Medicine)

Sir James Paget, Victorian period

Amboise Pare
3783229 Amboise Pare; (add.info.: Ambroise Pare. French surgeon, considered as one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology; also the inventor of several surgical instruments C)

Robert Virchow, German physician and pathologist, and his wife, Rosalie (b / w photo)
6014931 Robert Virchow, German physician and pathologist, and his wife, Rosalie (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Virchow (1821-1902)

anatomical view of a tooth, the source of toothache is shown as a demon of hell
5892858 anatomical view of a tooth, the source of toothache is shown as a demon of hell (watercolour and gold powder on paper) by Turkish School

Doctor Jean Martin Charcot (1825-93) and the Hysterics, from La Revue Illustree
CHT227160 Doctor Jean Martin Charcot (1825-93) and the Hysterics, from La Revue Illustree, August 1887 (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Principle tuberculosis follicles (pen & ink on paper)
CHT235327 Principle tuberculosis follicles (pen & ink on paper) by French School, (20th century); Hopital de la Salpetriere, Paris

Professor Rudolf Virchow (engraving)
1038752 Professor Rudolf Virchow (engraving) by Wirgman, Theodore Blake (1848-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Rudolf Virchow)

Claude Bernard, French physiologist (chromolitho)
667024 Claude Bernard, French physiologist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Claude Bernard, French physiologist)

New Institute of Pathology, Leipzig, Germany (engraving)
6001342 New Institute of Pathology, Leipzig, Germany (engraving) by Strassberger, Bruno Heinrich (1832-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Institute of Pathology, Leipzig, Germany)

Professor Virchow, who has just Celebrated his Eightieth Birthday (litho)
1037399 Professor Virchow, who has just Celebrated his Eightieth Birthday (litho) by Wirgman, Theodore Blake (1848-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Virchow)

Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (litho)
815951 Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821-1902).); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, England. 19th February 1986. Pathology Lab

Howard Walter Florey, Australian pathologist, c1945. For his work on the isolation and purification of the first antibiotic, Penicillin

Jean Martin Charcot demonstrating hypnosis, 1879. Charcot (1825-1893), French neurologist and pathologist, demonstrating the production of hypnosis using beam of light from a magic lantern

Jean Martin Charcot, French neurologist and pathologist, 1893. Charcot (1825-1893) worked at the Salpetriere Hospital, Paris from 1862, and established a neurological unit there

Abdominal cavity and its contents, 1543. From De humani corporis fabrica by Andreas Vesalius. (Basle, 1543)

Haeckels comparision of embryos of Pig, Cow, Rabbit and Man. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
Haeckels comparision of embryos of Pig, Cow, Rabbit and Man. Top row, all embryos show gill slit at O, demonstrating his Recapitulation theory

Mammal embryos, 1910. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
Mammal embryos, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man, fifth edition, London, 1910

Sauropsid embryos, 1910. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
Sauropsid embryos, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man, fifth edition, London, 1910

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"Exploring the Intricate World of Pathology: Unveiling the Mysteries Within" Delving into the realm of pathology, we encounter a fascinating array of scientific wonders. From a set of glass eyeballs that have witnessed countless medical marvels to human brain microscope slides revealing intricate neural networks, each specimen holds secrets waiting to be unraveled. Intriguingly, a tobacco hornworm intertwined with its tobacco plant counterpart reminds us of the intricate relationship between organisms and their environment. Similarly, an Alzheimer's brain reveals the devastating effects this disease has on our most precious organ. As we journey through history, we encounter Louis Pasteur, the renowned French microbiologist whose groundbreaking discoveries paved the way for modern medicine. His contributions continue to inspire generations in their pursuit of understanding diseases at their core. Peering through microscopes, we witness captivating views such as that of a microscopic respiratory syncytial virus invading its host or Dohle bodies within blood cells – tiny anomalies holding vital diagnostic clues. The microscopic view of chlamydia serves as a reminder that even seemingly inconspicuous pathogens can wreak havoc on our health. Examining acute promyelocytic leukemia under magnification brings awareness to the battle fought by patients and healthcare professionals alike against this aggressive form of cancer. Meanwhile, glimpsing at sleeping sickness parasites highlights how these minuscule invaders disrupt lives in regions plagued by poverty and limited resources. The sight of liver cirrhosis evokes contemplation about lifestyle choices and their consequences on one's vital organs. In contrast, light micrographs showcasing liver tissue cirrhosis provide insight into cellular changes occurring within this complex disease process. Pathology is not merely confined to textbooks; it is an ever-evolving field where scientists tirelessly strive to decipher nature's enigmatic puzzles. Each slide represents more than just pixels; they hold stories waiting to be told – tales that shed light on diseases afflicting humanity and offer hope for better treatments.