Ulysse Trélat
Encyclopedia
Ulysse Trélat was a French
surgeon
remembered for describing the Leser-Trélat sign
. He was the son of an Army
physician
, and received his education from his father, Philippe-Frédéric Blandin
, Auguste Nélaton
and Philibert Joseph Roux
. He graduated Doctor of Medicine
in 1854, became prosector
in 1855 and agrégé
in 1857. He became surgeon in 1860, chief of surgery at Paris Maternité in 1864 and professor of clinical surgery at the Hôpital Necker
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
surgeon
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...
remembered for describing the Leser-Trélat sign
Leser-Trelat sign
The Leser-Trélat sign is the explosive onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses , often with an inflammatory base. This can be an ominous sign of internal malignancy as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome...
. He was the son of an Army
French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, and received his education from his father, Philippe-Frédéric Blandin
Philippe-Frédéric Blandin
Philippe-Frédéric Blandin was a French physician who was a surgeon of the poor, and a professor of surgery at the Medical Faculty in Paris.Blandin is remembered today for his pioneer work in rhinoplasty and septoplasty...
, Auguste Nélaton
Auguste Nélaton
Auguste Nélaton was a French physician and surgeon. Born at Paris, he began studying medicine in 1828 and was graduated as an M.D. in 1836 with a thesis on the effects of tuberculosis on the bones. Three years later, he became a professor at the Hôpital St. Louis with a habilitation on breast tumors...
and Philibert Joseph Roux
Philibert Joseph Roux
Philibert Joseph Roux was a French surgeon born in Auxerre.Trained as a military surgeon, he later moved to Paris, where he was a student and friend of Marie François Xavier Bichat . In 1806 he became a surgeon at the Hôpital Beaujon, and in 1810 was assigned to the Hôpital de la Charité...
. He graduated Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
in 1854, became prosector
Prosector
A prosector is a person with the special task of preparing a dissection for demonstration, usually in medical schools or hospitals. Many important anatomists began their careers as prosectors working for lecturers and demonstrators in anatomy and pathology....
in 1855 and agrégé
Agrégation
In France, the agrégation is a civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system. The laureates are known as agrégés...
in 1857. He became surgeon in 1860, chief of surgery at Paris Maternité in 1864 and professor of clinical surgery at the Hôpital Necker
Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
The Hôpital Necker – Enfants Malades is a French teaching hospital, located in Paris, France. It is an hospital of the Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris group, and is affiliated to the University of Paris Descartes...
.