The disease was first described in 1825 by Caleb Hillier Parry (17551822), in a collection of his medical writings which were published posthumously by his son Charles Henry Parry (17791860).
The illness was first recorded in 1825 by Caleb Hillier Parry (1755-1822), who wrote about it in a posthumous collection of medical writings published by his son Charles Henry Parry (1779-1860).