Armand Trousseau

Armand Trousseau
Armand Trousseau.
Born	(1801-10-14)14 October 1801 Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Died	23 June 1867(1867-06-23) (aged 65) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Physician, Internist
Known for	Trousseau sign of malignancy, Trousseau sign of latent tetany, Trousseau-Lallemand bodies
Children	Georges Phillipe Trousseau

Armand Trousseau (14 October 1801 – 23 June 1867) was a French

A native of Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Armand Trousseau^[5] began his medical studies in his native town as a pupil of Pierre Fidele Bretonneau at the local general hospital. He later continued his studies in Paris, where he received his doctorate in 1825 and became adjunct faculty in 1827. In 1828, the French government assigned him to investigate epidemics ravaging some parts of southern France. After completing his mission the same year, Trousseau travelled to Gibraltar as a member of a commission to investigate yellow fever. This work, and a monograph on laryngeal phthisis, led to his early recognition in Paris.

In 1830 Trousseau became Médecin des hôpitaux through concours, and in 1832 received a position in public health with the central bureau while working as a physician in the Hôtel-Dieu under

Trousseau was instrumental in creating new modes of treatment of

In 1833, Trousseau invented the Trousseau Tracheal Dilator, a blunt-nosed forceps designed to allow easier access to a