A case of healing spinal infection from classical Rome

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4696709
AutoresAlessandro Canci (Institute for Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage, autor correspondente), 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)
Ano2005
Volume15
Fascículo2
Páginas77-83
Data de publicação2005-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.734
OpenAlexW2077238079
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas29
Referências 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