title: [A skull with deformed nasal structure from the 17th century].
abstract: A skull from the baroque period is presented which attracted our attention because of its round piriform aperture and enlarged nasomaxillary bones. The deformity is very probably due to large nasal polyps. Some medical documents in literature and an oil-painting with the portrait of an old woman with a bloated nose from the 17th century show that this type of nasal disease was well known three hundred years ago.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde der Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pirsig
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parsche
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haase
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005858:Germany; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Ein Schädel mit deformiertem Nasengerüst aus dem 17. Jahrhundert.