The study of inflammatory diseases in osseous material from
early modern - era Moravian localities

J 1999

The study of inflammatory diseases in osseous material from early modern - era Moravian localities

VARGOVÁ, Lenka and Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

The study of inflammatory diseases in osseous material from early modern - era Moravian localities

Authors

VARGOVÁ, Lenka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Scripta medica, Brno, Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, 1999, 1211-3395

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/99:00007742

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

Keywords in English

Moravian populations; inflammatory changes; tuberculosis; syphilis; leprosy; paleopathology; osteomyelitis

Abstract

V originále

Recently, the authors studied a group of paleopathological findings - inflammatory lesions - from three Moravien localities (Czech Republic). Skeletons of individuals who lived in the period from the late 13th to the 18th centuries were examined macroscopically, radiographically, histologically and some indicated bone samples were submitted to detection of M.tuberculosis DNA. Bones of the postcranial skeleton, particularly the long bones of extremities, showed most often non-specific inflammation of post-traumatic purulent osteomyelitis. Most of the specific inflammatory processes on the skulls had typical signs of syphilis. In one case, leprous disease could not be eliminated. Tuberculosis was diagnosed in three cases of specific inflammations. The diagnosis was supported by DNA detection specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by means of the PCR method.

Links

GA302/96/0236, research and development project

Name: Lékařsko-antropologický výzkum středověkých a novověkých populací na Moravě

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Medico-anthropological investigation of medieval and modern period populations in Moravia

Citovat

VARGOVÁ, Lenka and Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ. The study of inflammatory diseases in osseous material from early modern - era Moravian localities. Scripta medica. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, 1999, vol. 72, 5-6, p. 185-192, 7 pp. ISSN 1211-3395.

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VARGOVÁ, Lenka and Ladislava HORÁČKOVÁ. The study of inflammatory diseases in osseous material from early modern - era Moravian localities. \textit{Scripta medica}. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, 1999, vol.~72, 5-6, p.~185-192, 7 pp. ISSN~1211-3395.

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