Possible case of rheumatoid arthritis from Sudanese Nubia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8320116
AutoresLynn Kilgore (San Jose State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1989
Volumen79
Número2
Páginas177-183
Fecha de publicación1989-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330790205
PMID2662779
OpenAlexW1993454938
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas13

Due to its apparent absence in archaeologically derived skeletons, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has generally been believed to be of fairly recent origin. A growing body of evidence now demonstrates that erosive lesions typical of RA are present in archaeological populations and that the antiquity of RA may be greater than previously expected. In support of this argument, a case of erosive arthritis is reported in a skeleton from Kulubnarti, Republic of the Sudan (c. 700–1450 A.D. ). Lytic, erosive lesions and subchondral cysts are present bilaterally in the carpal and metacarpal joints of a female skeleton with an estimated age at death of 50+ years. These lesions are typical of those seen in clinically diagnosed rheumatoid patients. While their expression and distribution are highly suggestive of RA, interpretation must be made with due consideration for problems of differential diagnosis of this disease in archaeological material

Argument (complex analysis) · Arthritis · Carpal bones · Differential diagnosis · Paleopathology · Pathology · Rheumatoid arthritis · Skeleton (computer programming) · Wrist · Anatomy · Dermatology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Surgery · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research