Young Pablo, Bravo Marcelo A, González María G, Finn Bárbara C, Quezel Mariano A, Bruetman Julio E
Rev Med Chil. 2014 Oct;142(10):1341-7. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872014001000017.
Armand Trousseau (1801-1867) was born in Tours, France on October 14, 1801. He graduated as a physician in the same city under the direction of Pierre Bretonneau and received his doctorate in 1825 in Paris. He was the first physician to practice tracheotomy in diphtheria and perform thoracenteses to remove air or fluid from the pleural space. He recommended tracheal intubation in different scenarios. He described the first cases of laryngeal tuberculosis and the presence of carpopedal spasm in hypocalcemia, a sign that has his name. He also described the association between migratory thrombophlebitis and neoplasia, which is known as Trousseau's syndrome. Ironically, on January 1, 1867 he diagnosed in himself a deep vein thrombosis of the left upper limb and told one of his disciples "I am lost; I have no doubt about the nature of my disease". He died of gastric cancer at the age of 66 years on June 23, 1867. He carried out an educational and medical work. He instructed his students about the rather instantaneous thought process in clinical medicine. He always conducted his clinical work with the certainty of a sound scientific background. Contemporary physicians should take advantage of the example and lessons of Armand Trousseau.
阿尔芒·特鲁索（1801 - 1867）于1801年10月14日出生在法国图尔。他在皮埃尔·布雷托诺的指导下于同一座城市毕业成为一名医生，并于1825年在巴黎获得博士学位。他是首位在白喉病中实施气管切开术以及进行胸腔穿刺以排出胸膜腔中的空气或液体的医生。他在不同情况下推荐气管插管。他描述了首例喉结核病例以及低钙血症中手足搐搦的症状，该症状以他的名字命名。他还描述了游走性血栓性静脉炎与肿瘤形成之间的关联，即所谓的特鲁索综合征。具有讽刺意味的是，1867年1月1日，他诊断出自己左上肢患有深静脉血栓形成，并告诉他的一名弟子：“我完了；我对自己疾病的性质毫无疑问”。他于1867年6月23日因胃癌去世，享年66岁。他开展了教育和医疗工作。他教导学生关于临床医学中相当迅速的思维过程。他始终以坚实的科学背景为依托开展临床工作。当代医生应该借鉴阿尔芒·特鲁索的榜样和经验教训。
