Aceves-Avila F J, Báez-Molgado S, Medina F, Fraga A
Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México City, Mexico.
J Rheumatol. 1998 Apr;25(4):776-82.
To describe the rheumatic conditions found in skeletal remains of Amerindian ancestry disinterred from a 16th century Mexican cemetery.
A physical anthropologist and 2 rheumatologists surveyed the recovered skeletal remains.
We examined the skeletal remains of 443 subjects. We found 19 cases of Pott's disease, 17 of osteoarthrosis in various anatomical locations, 2 spondyloarthropathies, probably ankylosing spondylitis or diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, one probable septic arthritis in the stemoclavicular joint, and 2 compression fractures of the spine. We found no cases of gout or rheumatoid arthritis.
This is the first report on the presence of rheumatic conditions in colonial Mexico. Studying the remains of these populations can provide useful information about the origin and evolution of different rheumatic conditions.
描述从一座16世纪墨西哥墓地发掘出的美洲印第安人后裔骨骼遗骸中发现的风湿性疾病情况。
一名体质人类学家和两名风湿病学家对发掘出的骨骼遗骸进行了检查。
我们检查了443名受试者的骨骼遗骸。我们发现19例波特氏病、17例不同解剖部位的骨关节炎、2例脊椎关节病，可能是强直性脊柱炎或弥漫性特发性骨肥厚、1例可能的胸锁关节化脓性关节炎以及2例脊椎压缩性骨折。我们未发现痛风或类风湿性关节炎病例。
这是关于殖民时期墨西哥存在风湿性疾病的首份报告。研究这些人群的遗骸可为不同风湿性疾病的起源和演变提供有用信息。
