title: The painting of St. Roch in the picture gallery of Bari (15th century): An ancient representation of dracunculiasis?
authors.affiliation: Division of Paleopathology, Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: gaeta-raffaele@libero.it.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaeta
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bruschi
authors.affiliation: Division of Paleopathology, Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giuffra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002835:Christianity; D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000266:history* / Q000469:parasitology; D004321:Dracunculus Nematode / Q000502:physiology; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D018597:Saints