A case of healing spinal infection from classical Rome

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4696709
AutoresAlessandro Canci (Institute for Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage, autor de correspondencia), Lucia Nencioni (0000-0003-4427-4823, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom), Minozzi (0000-0003-3303-0014, University of Pisa), S Minozzi, Paola Catalano (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom), Davide Caramella (0000-0002-9951-2916, University of Pisa), G Fornaciari (0000-0002-1334-1707, University of Pisa)
Año2005
Volumen15
Número2
Páginas77-83
Fecha de publicación2005-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.734
OpenAlexW2077238079
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas29
Referencias citadas18

This paper describes a spinal infection in an adult male skeleton from Ist century AD necropolis in Rome. Pathological alterations of the lower thoracic vertebrae, including bone destruction and fusion, suggest tuberculous spondylitis as the most probable diagnosis. The rarity of healing infections, as well as the non-diagnostic appearance of the lesions, have prompted this note. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Ankylosing spondylitis · Lumbar · Lumbar vertebrae · Pathological · Pathology · Spondylitis · Thoracic vertebrae · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Surgery