Antonin Poncet
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Antonin Poncet was a French surgeon
.
He studied medicine in Lyon
, where he served as interne des hôpitaux. He was a member of the Lyon ambulance corps during the Franco-Prussian War
, and in 1878 became a member of the surgical section of the Lyon faculty of medicine. In 1883 he attained the chair of operative medicine in Lyon.
With Louis Léopold Ollier
, Poncet is credited for introducing aseptic practices to Hôtel-Dieu. A rare form of polyarthritis
that occurs in patients with tuberculous
infection is named after him, and is called "Poncet's disease".
After the assassination
of Marie François Sadi Carnot
in Lyon on 24 June 1894, Drs. Poncet and Ollier attended to the wounded French president. Today, the Prix Antonin Poncet is a monetary award issued by the Université Claude Bernard for surgical research.
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
.
He studied medicine in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, where he served as interne des hôpitaux. He was a member of the Lyon ambulance corps during the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
, and in 1878 became a member of the surgical section of the Lyon faculty of medicine. In 1883 he attained the chair of operative medicine in Lyon.
With Louis Léopold Ollier
Louis Léopold Ollier
Louis Léopold Ollier, full name Louis Xavier Édouard Léopold Ollier was a French surgeon born in Les Vans, department of Ardèche. His father and grandfather were also physicians....
, Poncet is credited for introducing aseptic practices to Hôtel-Dieu. A rare form of polyarthritis
Polyarthritis
Polyarthritis is any type of arthritis which involves 5 or more joints simultaneously. It is usually associated with autoimmune conditions.Polyarthritis may be experienced at any age and is not gender specific.-Causes:...
that occurs in patients with tuberculous
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
infection is named after him, and is called "Poncet's disease".
After the assassination
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
of Marie François Sadi Carnot
Marie François Sadi Carnot
Marie François Sadi Carnot was a French statesman and the fourth president of the Third French Republic. He served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.-Early life:...
in Lyon on 24 June 1894, Drs. Poncet and Ollier attended to the wounded French president. Today, the Prix Antonin Poncet is a monetary award issued by the Université Claude Bernard for surgical research.
Written works
- De l’hématocèle périutérine. Paris, 1878.
- Traité clinique de l’actinomycose humaine. With Léon Eugène Bérard (1870-1956). Paris, 1898.
- Traité de la cystostomie sus-pubienne chez les prostatiques. Création d'un urèthre hypogastrique. With Xavier Delore (1828-1917). Paris, Masson et cie éditeurs, 1899. 444 pages.
- Traité de l’uréthrostomie. With Xavier Delore. Paris, 1900.
- Rhumatisme tuberculeux. With M. Mailland. Paris, 1909.
- Bibliothèque de la Tuberculose. a collection of monographs devoted to tuberculosisTuberculosisTuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
, with André ChantemesseAndré ChantemesseAndré Chantemesse was a French bacteriologist born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire.From 1880 to 1885 he served as interne des hôpitaux in Paris, earning his doctorate in 1884 with a dissertation on adult tuberculous meningitis titled Étude sur la méningite tuberculeuse de l'adulte : les formes...
& Frédéric Justin ColletFrédéric Justin ColletFrédéric Justin Collet was a French pathologist and otolaryngologist.He studied medicine in Lyon, where he had as instructors Raphaël Lépine , and Antonin Poncet . In 1894 he obtained his doctorate, and in 1901 was appointed médecin des hôpitaux...
. 1910