Radiological exploration of the embalmed cadaver of Eva Peron

Congress:

ECR 2004

Poster Number:

C-082

Type:

Educational

Keywords:

Authors:

C. H. Gotta, A. E. Buzzi; Buenos Aires/AR

DOI:

10.1594/ECR04/C-082

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ECR04/C-082

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Learning objectives

To exhibit for the first time a medical document of Eva Perns embalmed corps.

Background

Juan Domingo Perns victory in the presidential elections of 1946 changed the history of Argentine, and marked the 30 following years of politics and life of the Argentineans. He was an astute military that occupied positions with growing political power during the militarycoup that had taken the power in 1943. Being a colonel, he became Secretary of Work, Minister of War and Vice-president. In 1944 he circumstantially met Eva Mara Duarte, and they started a loving relationship. He married her in second wedlock (Pern was...

Imaging findings OR Procedure details

Of humble and provincial origin, Eva Duarte arrived at the City of Buenos Aires during her teens, alone, without neither education nor resources. She was a radio and screen actress of certain fame, and head a very listened radio program.Then she met Pern (who doubled her in age), and tied to him her destination.Mara Eva Duarte of Pern, like it was called at the beginning, Eva Pern, like she was known in her last years, Evita, as she was baptized by the people, that woman",...

Conclusion

Besides its medical use, thank to its capacity to examine the interior of the bodies, X-rays were used since they were discovered in 1895 with many other purposes. In this case, they were used to determine the authenticity of Eva Perns embalmed corps.

References

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Personal Information

Dr. Cesar Gotta M.D. (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Dr. Alfredo Buzzi M.D. (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Subcomisin de Historia. Sociedad Argentina de [email protected]