Armocida G, Broggini M
Cattedra di Storia della Medicina, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, Italia.
Reumatismo. 2007 Jan-Mar;59(1):75-84. doi: 10.4081/reumatismo.2007.75.
Gout was a well known disease in antiquity, even if often confused with other arthritic conditions. In this paper the XVII century physicians' knowledge about gout is discussed. In particular the chapter about gout by Ludovico Settalain his book Animadversionum, & cautionum Medicarum (1652) is reported. A story is also reported, described in many reports of the time, about a man who died under the land-slide which destroyed the town of Piuro in 1618: he was awfully disfigured by the land-slide, but was easily recognized by the severe gout he suffered in his hands..
痛风在古代就是一种广为人知的疾病，即便它常常与其他关节炎病症相混淆。本文探讨了17世纪医生对痛风的认识。特别报道了卢多维科·塞塔拉在其《医学评论与警示》（1652年）一书中关于痛风的章节。还讲述了一个当时诸多报道中都有描述的故事，是关于一个在1618年那场摧毁皮罗镇的山体滑坡中丧生的男子：他被山体滑坡严重毁容，但因其手部严重的痛风症状而很容易被辨认出来。
