A Possible Case of Coccidioides Infection in a Thirteenth-Century Bolivian Mummy

IF 1.1 3区 地球科学 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY Latin American Antiquity Pub Date : 2023-08-17 DOI:10.1017/laq.2023.25
J. Cilli, L. Borrelli, R. D’Anastasio, A. Soricelli, L. Capasso
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Coccidioidomycosis is an infectious fungal disease endemic in Bolivia's Gran Chaco region that is caused by inspiration of the spores of Coccidiodes species. It is a respiratory pathology that can spread to the skeleton and produce diffuse lytic lesions in different parts of the body. This disease has rarely been described in historic populations, and we present here a new case of coccidioidomycosis in a mummified human individual. It corresponds to a female individual with an age at death of 25–35 years, dated to the Tiwanaku epoch of the thirteenth century AD. It was found inside a sepulchral cave near the city of Ulloma in western Bolivia. Radiographic examination shows numerous osseous lytic lesions with central cavitation concentrated on the cranial table and vertebral bodies. The observed condition could correspond to the secondary phase of coccidioidomycosis. This diagnosis is noteworthy because coccidioidomycosis was mainly described as a male work-related disease and has never been found in ancient western Bolivia.
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一具13世纪玻利维亚木乃伊可能感染球虫病例
球虫病是玻利维亚大查科地区流行的一种传染性真菌病,由球虫属孢子感染引起。它是一种呼吸道病理,可以扩散到骨骼,并在身体的不同部位产生弥漫性溶解性病变。这种疾病在历史人群中很少被描述,我们在这里介绍了一个新的人类干尸球虫病病例。它对应于一个死亡年龄为25-35岁的女性个体,可追溯到公元13世纪的蒂瓦纳库时代。它是在玻利维亚西部乌洛马市附近的一个坟墓洞穴中发现的。射线照相检查显示许多骨质溶解性病变,中心空洞集中在颅骨台和椎体上。观察到的情况可能对应于球虫病的第二阶段。这一诊断值得注意,因为球虫病主要被描述为一种与男性相关的疾病,在古代玻利维亚西部从未发现过。
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