title: Does acromegaly suffice to explain the origin of Pulcinella? A novel interpretation.
authors.affiliation: University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Armocida
authors.affiliation: Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Böni
authors.affiliation: Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rühli
authors.affiliation: Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: francesco.galassi@iem.uzh.ch.
authors.forename: Francesco M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Galassi
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000266:history*
keywords: Acromegaly; History of medicine; Paleopathology; Pott's disease; Pulcinella; Tuberculosis