Re‐Emerging Infections: Developments in Bioarchaeological Contributions to Understanding Tuberculosis Today

Roberts, Charlotte A.

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“…Apparently, tuberculous disease played a more major role in prehistoric and early historic times than has been thought up to now [20]. To obtain a better understanding of the nature of this disease and of the morphological appearance of its lesions in the bony tissue, books and articles from the time before World War II are sometimes helpful because clinicians and pathologists of that time were frequently confronted with such cases during clinical treatment and autopsies [22e25].…”

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Is it possible to diagnose TB in ancient bone using microscopy?

Schultz¹,

Schmidt-Schultz²

2015

Tuberculosis

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Is it possible to diagnose TB in ancient bone using microscopy?

Schultz¹,

Schmidt-Schultz²

2015

Tuberculosis

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“…Studies of the palaeopathological evidence for TB in skeletons and mummies from archaeological sites have provided a deep time perspective on TB's origin evolution and history through research since the early 20 th century 4 . This provides an extended view of the lived experiences of populations with TB which can be used to understand the problem today, and perhaps be used to plan for the future.…”

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Old World tuberculosis: Evidence from human remains with a review of current research and future prospects

Roberts

2015

Tuberculosis

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. (2015) 'Old World tuberculosis : evidence from human remains with a review of current research and future prospects.', Tuberculosis., 95 (Supplement 1). S117-S121.Further information on publisher's website: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-pro t purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. aDNA analysis has provided data on species and strains of the M. tuberculosis complex organisms affecting people in the past. The extant data suggest the first epidemiological transition (Neolithic agriculture and permanent settlements) led to an increase in TB, with later increases in urban environments of the late Medieval period. A number of causative factors were at play. Future research, particularly using biomolecular analysis, has the potential to further contribute to our understanding of the origin and evolution of TB, thus merging the disciplines of palaeopathology and evolutionary medicine.

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“…This condition is detectable thanks to the presence of destructive lesions of the vertebral bodies. Those involved usually the lower thoracic and the lumbar vertebrae, with a little new bone formation (Roberts, ). In addition to the typical Pott's lesions, our skeleton shows a more complex pathological manifestation characterized by an overabundant production of bone tissue both in lateral and anterior vertebral bodies and with severe loss of bone tissue.…”

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“…They tend to appear 3-5 years after the infection (Walgren, 1948). In bioarchaeology, the most efficient markers for a TB diagnosis are probably the lesions of the vertebral bodies, which usually occur in the lower thoracic and lumbar traits of the spine and are accompanied by little new bone formation (Roberts, 2016).…”

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A probable case of subligamentous tuberculous spondylitis: The concealed body of theLate Modern Period(early 16th century to early 20th century),Franciscancrypt ofSt. AnthonyandSt. Eusebiuschurch,Lombardy,Italy

Larentis

Tonina

Tesi

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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This paper presents a probable case of subligamentous tuberculous spondylitis (STBS), a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, diagnosed in the skeleton of a middle‐aged male discovered in the ossuary of the Franciscan crypt of the St. Anthony and St. Eusebius church, which lies in north‐western Italy. The skeleton can be dated back between the 17th and 19th centuries. This rare type of tuberculosis was identified in the thoracic and lumbar spine, with no further evidences at the level of the cranial and other postcranial bones. The concomitance of osteoclastic and osteoblastic activities, scalloping, reactive bone formation area, anterior, and lateral ligaments ossification was observed and allowed us to perform a morphological STBS diagnosis. The subject presented here contributes to the literature related to the prevalence of tuberculosis in Italy during the last centuries. Moreover, we also focus our attention on some osteopathological criteria that can prove useful for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

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Re‐Emerging Infections: Developments in Bioarchaeological Contributions to Understanding Tuberculosis Today

Cited by 16 publications

References 108 publications

Is it possible to diagnose TB in ancient bone using microscopy?

Is it possible to diagnose TB in ancient bone using microscopy?

Old World tuberculosis: Evidence from human remains with a review of current research and future prospects

A probable case of subligamentous tuberculous spondylitis: The concealed body of theLate Modern Period(early 16th century to early 20th century),Franciscancrypt ofSt. AnthonyandSt. Eusebiuschurch,Lombardy,Italy

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