Paleopathology of the skull of Santorio Santorio, father of modern clinical experimental physiology

被引：1

作者：

De Lotto, Michael Allen Beck ^{[1
]}

Magno, Giovanni ^{[2
]}

Thiene, Gaetano ^{[1
]}

Zampieri, Fabio ^{[1
]}

Zanatta, Alberto ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Padua, Dept Cardiac Thorac Vasc Sci & Publ Hlth, Via Falloppio, I-5035121 Padua, Italy

[2] Univ Padua, Univ Museums Ctr CAM, Padua, Italy

来源：

VIRCHOWS ARCHIV | 2023年 / 482卷 / 04期

关键词：

History of medicine; Experimental physiology; Epidermoid cyst; Paleopathology; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

D O I：

10.1007/s00428-022-03416-2

中图分类号：

R36 [病理学];

学科分类号：

100104 ;

摘要：

The University of Padua (Italy) preserves the skull of Santorio Santorio, father of the modern clinical experimental physiology. A recent study performed with modern anthropological methods and medical instruments (CT scan) revealed the presence of a lobular formation in the left temporal bone, with an irregular morphology, internal bone sequestrum, a well-defined non-continuous sclerosis and both internal and external thinning of the cranial plate. Three oval depressions observed in the cranial vault, edentulism and moderate osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint were also investigated. The lobular formation was an epidermoid cyst and the oval depressions were the result of other cysts. The edentulism was consistent with some metabolic deficiency or disease, whilst the osteoarthritis appeared to be the result of antemortem tooth loss. This study allowed to investigate a complex and peculiar palaeopathological picture, linked to a piece of the history of the University of Padua.

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页码：767 / 771

页数：5

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