Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome
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Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome is a form of diabetes mellitus
sometimes known as "bronze diabetes". The common name is hemochromatosis
It is named for Charles Emile Troisier
, Victor Charles Hanot
, and Anatole Chauffard
.
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced...
sometimes known as "bronze diabetes". The common name is hemochromatosis
It is named for Charles Emile Troisier
Charles Emile Troisier
Charles Emile Troisier was a French doctor.The following are named for him:* Troisier's sign, a hard, enlarged, left supraclavicular lymph node.* Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome, a form of diabetes mellitus-References:...
, Victor Charles Hanot
Victor Charles Hanot
Victor Charles Hanot was a French physician remembered for his work in the field of hepatology. He earned his medical doctorate in 1875, and was associated with the Hôpital Saint-Antoine in Paris. Also, he was professor agrégé of general medicine in Paris, and editor-in-chief of the Archives...
, and Anatole Chauffard
Anatole Chauffard
Anatole Marie Émile Chauffard was a French internist who was born in Avignon. He earned his doctorate in 1882, and became médecin des hôpitaux. In 1907 he was appointed professor of internal medicine of the Paris faculty...
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