Diagnosing giants : solving the medical mysteries of thirteen patients who changed the world / Philip A. Mackowiak.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013], ©2013.

xii, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Mummy's curse -- A last repast -- Little boots -- Noble enemy -- "Interred at the least possible expense" -- El sordo -- A medical labyrinth -- Old Jack -- Mortal wound -- Voyage to invalidism -- Vessels of stone -- Fatal zest for living -- "Too busy to be sick".

Includes bibliographical references and index.