Rheumatic diseases in the ancient americas: The skeletal manifestations of treponematoses

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 280-283

  Pineda, Carlos ^a   Mansilla Lory, Josefina ^b   Martínez Lavín, Manuel ^c   Leboreiro, Ilán ^b   Izaguirre, Aldo ^a   Pijoan, Carmen ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE REHABILITACIÓN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Paleopathology; Syphilis; Treponematoses

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON 14;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE DISEASE; BONE EROSION; BONE MALFORMATION; CERAMICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; EUROPE; FRONTAL BONE; HISPANIC; HISTORY; HUMAN; LONG BONE; MALE; MEXICO; OSTEOLYSIS; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PERIOSTEUM; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SAMPLE; SKIN NODULE; SKULL; TIBIA; TIME; TREPONEMATOSIS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

CERAMICS; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MEXICO; PALEOPATHOLOGY; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 70349130800     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181b0c848     Document Type: Article

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