Petite histoire illustrée de la tuberculose

The history of tuberculosis has given rise to a great number of publications. The aim of this review is to describe the main steps of this history from Antiquity to our time. The permanent fight against tuberculosis has eventually been won, even though the disease remains worrying in many countries of the world affected by serious economical difficulties. This fight has served as a model for the present management of chronic diseases like diabetes mellitus, asthma or allergies.