Differential diagnosis for two ‘holes in the head’ of a child from 982 to 904 BP in northern South America

IF 1.3 3区地球科学 Q3 PALEONTOLOGY International Journal of Paleopathology Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijpp.2023.04.004

Claudia M. Rojas-Sepúlveda , L. Buitrago-Orjuela

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Abstract

Objective

To present paleopathological evidence of a congenital anomaly with photographic support and a review that will help scholars to diagnose the condition.

Materials

Well-preserved skeletal remains of a child from central Colombia, dated 968–1046 CE.

Methods

Macroscopic examination and computerized axial tomography.

Results

Two holes were observed in the skull.

Conclusions

The pathology is consistent with a neural tube defect or an inclusion cyst.

Significance

Neural tube defects and inclusion cysts, in paleopathology, are rarely reported in children. The preservation and origin of the individual make this case valuable. The photographic support and the review is useful for other scholars in the field.

Limitations

It was not possible to determine a single cause.

Suggestions for future research

Review cases in identified osteological collections.

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南美洲北部982 - 904 BP儿童两个“头部洞”的鉴别诊断

目的介绍一例先天性畸形的古病理学证据，并结合影像资料和文献回顾，帮助学者对该病进行诊断。材料:在哥伦比亚中部发现的一具保存完好的儿童骸骨，可追溯至公元968-1046年。方法显微镜检查和计算机轴位断层扫描。结果颅骨内观察到2个孔。结论其病理符合神经管缺损或包涵性囊肿。意义神经管缺损和包涵性囊肿，在古病理学中很少在儿童中报道。个体的保存和起源使这个案子很有价值。本文的摄影支持和综述对该领域的其他学者有一定的借鉴意义。不能确定一个单一的原因。对未来研究的建议。

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International Journal of Paleopathology PALEONTOLOGY-PATHOLOGY

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期刊介绍： Paleopathology is the study and application of methods and techniques for investigating diseases and related conditions from skeletal and soft tissue remains. The International Journal of Paleopathology (IJPP) will publish original and significant articles on human and animal (including hominids) disease, based upon the study of physical remains, including osseous, dental, and preserved soft tissues at a range of methodological levels, from direct observation to molecular, chemical, histological and radiographic analysis. Discussion of ways in which these methods can be applied to the reconstruction of health, disease and life histories in the past is central to the discipline, so the journal would also encourage papers covering interpretive and theoretical issues, and those that place the study of disease at the centre of a bioarchaeological or biocultural approach. Papers dealing with historical evidence relating to disease in the past (rather than history of medicine) will also be published. The journal will also accept significant studies that applied previously developed techniques to new materials, setting the research in the context of current debates on past human and animal health.