Two cases of venereal syphilis from the cemetery of the Igreja do Convento do Carmo (Lisboa)

The cemetery in the ruins of the Igreja do Convento do Carmo, in Lisbon, is exceptional for the large number of individuals (n=150) recovered from it. This cemetery had been used for approximately three centuries, from the 16 t h century until the terrible 1755 earthquake which completely ruined the church and a great part of Lisbon. Among the various pathological cases identified during the fieldwork are two cases of venereal syphilis. The two adult skeletons, a female and a male, present lesions that indicate venereal syphilis in almost all parts of their skeletons. The cases are discussed within the context of their chronology and provenience

Art · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Humanities · Syphilis · History of Medicine Studies · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment · Virology

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