Antonio da Silva Mello, Brazilian physician (Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State 10 May 1886 – Rio de Janeiro 19 September 1973)

ACHIEVEMENTS

Authored about 20 books on anthropology, sociology, psychology, medicine and philosophy

Performed works on biological effects of radioactivity that had international repercussion. He distinguished between radio and x-rays effects

Discovered a new set of chronic nephritis 

Described new clinical signs such as xiphoid sign and left hypogastric sign  

Described a new device for measuring capillary resistance

Proposed a new visiometer

EPONYMY

Silva Mello maneuver for capillary resistance 

Silva Mello sign in chronic intestinal amoebiasis