A probable case of gout

A probable case of gout

Authors

  • Gaspare Baggieri Museo della Civiltà Romana
  • Francesco Mallegni Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Italy

Keywords:

gout, male skeleton, late ancient times, Rome (Italy)

Abstract

We hypothesize that there is the presence of gout in the remains of a male skeleton of [showing] incipient senility, dating back to the VI-VII century A.D. The remains lay in anatomical connection in a marble sarcophagus located inside the Church of Saint Susanna, in Rome. Some bones of the feet present considerable pathologies. A meticulous macroscopic analysis, supported by x-rays, and a differential diagnosis with other diseases which can give a similar pathological framework, allowed us to deduce that the disease was due to gout.

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Published

11-04-2017

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Original articles Paleopathology

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Baggieri G, Mallegni F. A probable case of gout. Med Histor [Internet]. 2017 Apr. 11 [cited 2025 Mar. 10];1(1):23-8. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/MedHistor/article/view/5904