Department of Pathology, National Institute of Traumatology, Budapest, Hungary.
Hormones (Athens). 2010 Oct-Dec;9(4):343-6. doi: 10.14310/horm.2002.1287.
Pathologies depicted in sacral works of western civilisation are widely known. However, in this regard, the very rich and important Byzantine art, and particularly sacral art, has been largely ignored. Research carried out on 500 artworks has disclosed 119 pictures revealing 36 different physiological conditions (gravidity, labour) or pathological conditions (goiter, joint diseases, palsy etc.). Goiter, most likely as a result of iodine deficiency, is portrayed in 42 individuals (6 females, 14 males, 4 children and 18 angels). However, although the Byzantine sacral artworks give evidence of many pathological conditions, the diagnosed pathologies cannot be considered representative of the general population.
在西方文明的宗教艺术作品中描绘的病理学现象广为人知。然而，在这方面，非常丰富和重要的拜占庭艺术，特别是宗教艺术，在很大程度上被忽视了。对 500 件艺术品的研究揭示了 119 幅画作，描绘了 36 种不同的生理状况（怀孕、分娩）或病理状况（甲状腺肿、关节疾病、麻痹等）。甲状腺肿很可能是由于碘缺乏引起的，在 42 个人（6 名女性、14 名男性、4 名儿童和 18 名天使）中有所描绘。然而，尽管拜占庭宗教艺术作品证明了许多病理状况，但所诊断的病理状况不能被认为是代表一般人群的。
