Carlo Forlanini | |
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 photograph portrait of Forlanini, year unknown | |
| Born | 11 June 1847 Milan, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 25 May 1918 Nervi, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Pavia |
| Known for | Invention of artificial pneumothorax as a treatment for tuberculosis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology, Medicine |
| Senator of the Italian Kingdom (legislature XXIV) | |
| In office 1913–1918 | |
Carlo Forlanini (11 June 1847 – 26 May 1918) was a medical doctor and professor at the Universities of Turin and Pavia. He was also the inventor of artificial pneumothorax, which was the primary treatment method of pulmonary tuberculosis for the first half of the 20th century and remained in use for severe cases of tuberculosis into the 1970s.[1] [2]
- ^ Mazzarello, Paolo (30 April 2020). "A Physical Cure for Tuberculosis: Carlo Forlanini and the Invention of Therapeutic Pneumothorax". Applied Sciences. 10 (9): 3138. doi:10.3390/app10093138.
- ^ Anonymous . "Treccani - La cultura italiana | Treccani, il portale del sapere". www.treccani.it. Retrieved 14 May 2022.