Este libro es un homenaje a Daniel A. Carrión, estudiante de medicina peruano que, en el siglo XIX, realizó una investigación, que le costó la vida, sobre la fiebre verrugosa. El autor, Casimiro Medina, médico y escritor peruano, ofrece una biografía del joven estudiante y una explicación detallada de su investigación y sus resultados. Este libro es tanto una obra de ciencia como de literatura y ha sido reconocido como un testimonio valioso para la historia de la medicina en América Latina.

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