Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis from Roman Hungary.
This paper deals with cases of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) found at the Late Roman Age necropolis in Pécs, Hungary (4th century AD). The skeletal remains of two male individuals, aged between 60-70 years and 45-55 years, displayed right-sided ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament with extra-spinal manifestations typical in DISH cases. It is presumed that both male individuals were middle-class citizens. Their social status was supplemented with trace element analysis in order to reconstruct the dietary habits of the urban population. Concentrations of Sr and Zn indicated a predominantly vegetal diet. Potential DISH risk factors and associations were subsequently discussed and compared with our findings.
Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for History of Medicine and Foreign Languages, Prague, Czech Republic. lucia.hlavenkova@centrum.sk
Lucia
L
Hlavenková
Archaeological Museum, Jannus Pannonius Museum, Pécs, Hungary.
Olivér
O
Gábor
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Radoslav
R
Benus
Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for History of Medicine and Foreign Languages, Prague, Czech Republic.
Václav
V
Smrcka
Masaryk University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jaroslav
J
Jambor
Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Biology, Department of Biological Anthropology, Budapest, Hungary.
Tamás
T
Hajdu
D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D055699:Cemeteries; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010164:Paleopathology