A very rare case of possible actinomycosis of the mandible from the Middle Ages
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00094862:_____/20:N0000058 RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116446
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=XQwbenEN6S" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=XQwbenEN6S</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2020.09.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ijpp.2020.09.001</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A very rare case of possible actinomycosis of the mandible from the Middle Ages
Original language description
Objective: Documented cases of actinomycosis in archaeological skeletons are very rare, especially from Central Europe. Our contribution will help facilitate the differential diagnosis of this disease for other paleopathologists. Material: This paper describes a pathological finding of the skeleton of a 40-year-old male from a burial ground in Sady-S?pitalky (Czech Republic) dated to the 10th-12th century. Methods: The affected skeleton was evaluated as a probable case of actinomycosis on the basis of a detailed macroscopic, X-ray and histological examination. The osteolytic foci examined were compared with similar changes caused by tuberculosis, syphilis and mycoses. Results: The character and location of the defect on the mandible is indicative of organ actinomycosis and is also reflected by the lytic lesion observed on a lumbar vertebra. Conclusions: The described case can be considered one of the very rare paleopathological findings of possible actinomycosis in humans in Central Europe. Significance: Good evidence of bone actinomycosis findings may be beneficial for further paleopathological and epidemiological studies, especially for research focused on the diachronic development of actinomycosis in Europe. In doing so, all available factors, such as hygiene habits, nutrition, social structure and overall health of the population that could be causally related to its origin, course and treatment, can be taken into account. Limitations: The mandible of the studied individual was damaged, especially in the area affected by the lesion, so the paleopathological analysis was difficult to perform. Suggestion for the future research: In future, actinomycosis in this skeleton may be confirmed by bio-molecular analysis.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10600 - Biological sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Paleopathology [online]
ISSN
1879-9817
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
31
Issue of the periodical within the volume
December
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
53-59
UT code for WoS article
000590591900008
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85090919129