Division of Otorhinolaryngology, "San Maurizio" Hospital, via L. Böhler 5, 39100, Bolzano, Italy.
J Endocrinol Invest. 2019 Oct;42(10):1253-1254. doi: 10.1007/s40618-019-01024-7. Epub 2019 Feb 20.
Representations of thyroid swelling, intended as an enlarged anterior neck in the artworks of various periods are sporadically reported in the literature.
An African statue belonging to the African Yoruba culture has been analysed.
Members of Ogboni Society in Yoruba culture used this statues to represent a real subject and to communicate between the living and dead.
The statue reported seems to represent a case of real goiter.
在各个时期的艺术作品中，甲状腺肿的表现形式（即颈部前方肿大）偶有文献报道。
分析了一件属于非洲约鲁巴文化的非洲雕像。
约鲁巴文化的奥贡尼社团成员曾用这些雕像来代表真实的主题，并在生者与死者之间进行交流。
所报告的雕像似乎代表了一例真实的甲状腺肿。
