Schena F P
Chair and Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplants, University of Bari, Italy.
Am J Nephrol. 1994;14(4-6):325-9. doi: 10.1159/000168743.
Cotugno (1736-1822) was the first to describe the presence of albumin in the urine of a patient with nephrotic syndrome, though he did not place much emphasis on this discovery, which is buried in his many other observations in anatomy, physiology, medical pathology and therapy. Cotugno was a well-known scholar of his time, though he came from a humble background and was largely self-taught. He gained a medical degree from the Salerno School of Medicine at the age of 20 years. He was a prolific researcher and writer, conscientious practitioner of medicine, and a collector of books and antiquities. Much of his library was lost after his death or burned by his wife for unknown reasons.
科图尼奥（1736 - 1822）是首个描述肾病综合征患者尿液中存在白蛋白的人，尽管他并未过多强调这一发现，该发现埋没于他在解剖学、生理学、医学病理学和治疗学等诸多其他观察之中。科图尼奥是他那个时代的知名学者，尽管他出身卑微且大多靠自学成才。他20岁时从萨勒诺医学院获得医学学位。他是一位多产的研究者和作家，一位尽责的执业医师，也是书籍和古董收藏家。他去世后，其大部分藏书遗失，或被他妻子出于不明原因烧毁。
