Ochronosis (alkaptonuria) in a skeleton from a post-Meroitic cemetery (5th centuryAD) in Kassinger-Bahri, Sudan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12370862 |
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| Authors | Judyta Gładykowska-Rzeczycka (Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, corresponding author), Judyta J Gładykowska-Rzeczycka, Jacek Czerwiński (Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 307-315 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199909/10)9:5<307::aid-oa508>3.0.co;2-s |
| OpenAlex | W2084017223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Bone material with features of ochronosis, coming from a post-Meroitic cemetery (5th century ad) in Kassinger, Sudan, is presented. Macroscopical description, X-ray examination, biochemical and chemical analyses were made. Considerable discolouration of the partly calcified intervertebral discs, joint surfaces and articular cartilage, discoloured areas of ligaments, tendons and muscle attachments as well as degenerative changes of some joints were observed, leading to a clear diagnosis of alkaptonuria. Ochronosis in dry skeletal material is rather rare in the palaeopathological literature. Previously known cases of alkaptonuria, observed in Egyptian mummies, have been questioned. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Alkaptonuria · Ochronosis · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Metabolism and Genetic Disorders · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Anatomy · Dermatology · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |