title: [A 2500 year-old patient. Nosological study of a statue of the Nok culture, Nigeria].
abstract: The authors describe a terra cotta statue of the Nok culture (Nigeria) dating from between 450 and 50 B. C. Amongst thousands of the same origin, this statue is the only one representing a pathological state of cirrhosis, aetiology of which may be viral, parasitological or iatrogenic. Although no precise diagnosis can be made, this statue pays tribute to the power of observation of the artist who conceived it.
authors.affiliation: MCU-PH, Département de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nozais
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boullier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boullier
mesh_terms: D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D010164:Paleopathology; D012613:Sculpture / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Un malade vieux de 2500 ans.... Etude nosologique d'une statue de la culture Nok, Nigéria.