Possible new evidence of pre-Columbian tuberculosis in America: Pott disease in a prehistoric Mexican statue

Possible new evidence of pre-Columbian tuberculosis in America: Pott disease in a prehistoric Mexican statue

The authors present a case of a probable Pott disease from central/southern Mexico, dated 300 BC to 500 AD. This case highlights the importance of iconotopsy/iconodiagnosis for a better description of the natural history of diseases, especially as a complement to morphological analyses of human rema...

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Veröffentlicht in:Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2019-05, Vol.116, p.35-36
Hauptverfasser: Charlier, P., Deps, P.D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Gibbosity
History, Ancient
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Immunology
Infectious disease
Mexico
Paleopathology
Posture
Retrospective diagnosis
Sculpture - history
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Spinal - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Spinal - history
Tuberculosis, Spinal - microbiology
Tuberculosis, Spinal - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:The authors present a case of a probable Pott disease from central/southern Mexico, dated 300 BC to 500 AD. This case highlights the importance of iconotopsy/iconodiagnosis for a better description of the natural history of diseases, especially as a complement to morphological analyses of human remains (paleopathology) and laboratory exams (DNA or immunology testing).
ISSN:1472-9792
1873-281X
DOI:10.1016/j.tube.2019.03.011