Tomaso Casoni
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Tomaso Casoni was an Italian
physician
remembered for describing the Casoni test
for the diagnosis of hydatid disease
.
. He studied at the Liceo Torricelli College of Faenza
and the University of Bologna
, gaining his M.D.
in 1906. In 1910 he moved to Sardinia
to research hydatid disease
, leading to the publication of his eponymous test. He subsequently moved to Tripoli
to the new hospital, L’Ospedale Coloniale Vittorio Eumanuele III . He remained there as chief medical officer for 20 years. He died in Imola on 6 September 1933 of kidney disease at the age of 53.
Italy
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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...
remembered for describing the Casoni test
Casoni test
The Casoni test is a skin test used in the diagnosis of hydatid disease. The test involves the intradermal injection of sterilised fluid from hydatid cysts. A wheal response occurring at the injection site within 20 minutes is considered positive...
for the diagnosis of hydatid disease
Echinococcosis
Echinococcosis, which is often referred to as hydatid disease or echinococcal disease, is a parasitic disease that affects both humans and other mammals, such as sheep, dogs, rodents and horses. There are three different forms of echinococcosis found in humans, each of which is caused by the larval...
.
Biography
Tomaso Casoni was born on 27 August 1880 in ImolaImola
thumb|250px|The Cathedral of Imola.Imola is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy...
. He studied at the Liceo Torricelli College of Faenza
Faenza
Faenza is an Italian city and comune, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna.Faenza is noted for its manufacture of majolica ware glazed earthenware pottery, known from the name of the town as "faience"....
and the University of Bologna
University of Bologna
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating university in the world, the word 'universitas' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088...
, gaining his M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
in 1906. In 1910 he moved to Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
to research hydatid disease
Echinococcosis
Echinococcosis, which is often referred to as hydatid disease or echinococcal disease, is a parasitic disease that affects both humans and other mammals, such as sheep, dogs, rodents and horses. There are three different forms of echinococcosis found in humans, each of which is caused by the larval...
, leading to the publication of his eponymous test. He subsequently moved to Tripoli
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
to the new hospital, L’Ospedale Coloniale Vittorio Eumanuele III . He remained there as chief medical officer for 20 years. He died in Imola on 6 September 1933 of kidney disease at the age of 53.