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[Paleopathology of Ichthyopterygia].

During microscopic histological studies of ichthyosaur bones the authors found that the bones of young ichthyosauri are well preserved without signs of inflammation. In the bones of old animals reproductive reactions were present. Thus, the severity of pathological alterations most likely depends on the age of the animals.

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PubMed2004

Dental paleoradiology: applications in paleoanthropology and paleopathology.

OBJECTIVE: To study the emergent role of computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of ancient human dental remains. METHODS: We conducted a paleoradiologic study of the skeletal remains of 4 individuals dating from the Pliocene to the Medieval Period. The specialized software used permitted comprehensive analyses of the bone structures of the dental remains and the performing of three-dimensional stereolithographic reconstructions. RESULTS: Paleoradiology helps demonstrate the detailed anatomy of fossil specimens, which permitted us to assign 1 of the specimens that we studied to the genus Homo, and not Australopithecus. Tooth and mandibular disease were identified in 2 specimens. CONCLUSION: CT is an essential noninvasive and nondestructive tool for the evaluation of human dental remains.

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PubMed1991

[Paleopathologic findings in Hallstatt Period humans of Oberpfalz. Conclusions concerning the environment].

Pathological findings from early Iron Age inhumation burials from three cemeteries of the Hallstatt Period (Beilngries, Dietfurt and Schirndorf) in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria) were compiled. Particular stress was laid upon possible conclusions concerning environmental conditions. The infrequency of cribra orbitalia demonstrates that the studied groups did not suffer from a deficiency of iron. The uncommon fractures of the extremity bones and lesions of the skull give at present the image of a peaceful era during the Hallstatt period in the Upper Palatinate. Caries could be ascertained by 5.4% of the adults from Dietfurt, by 4.9% of those from Schirndorf. In the Dürrnberg the percentage of such cases was lower (2.2%). This can be explained on the one side by the earlier death-rate climax on the Dürrnberg and on the other by differing nutritional habits. The teeth of the adult population from Dietfurt show enamel hypoplasia in only 14.9% of all cases. This low percentage gives cause to suppose that sufficient Vitamin A, C and D were present in the nutrition of the studied populations.

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PubMed1989

Paleopathological study on malignant bone tumor in Japan. Differential diagnosis on osteolytic lesions in the skull.

This report concerns a probable case of metastatic malignant bone tumor in the skull of a prehistoric skeleton from Honshu Island in Japan. In gross observation, a fragmental skull of an adult showed many osteolytic lesions without any healing processes which could be also ascertained by roentgenological studies. Besides this case, four cases with a diagnosis of malignant bone tumor have so far been reported among archeological skeletal remains in Japan. This case from the prehistoric "Jomon" period is certainly the oldest case showing such malignant tumorous change in the skeleton. In this report, the osteolytic changes in the "Jomon" skull are described in detail and compared with two other cases showing the same osteolytic changes. The morphology and distribution of the lesions as well as the sex and age of the individual are discussed to make an adequate differential diagnosis for malignant osteolytic lesions in the skeleton.

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