Multiple basal cell naevus syndrome in ancient Egypt

MI Satinoff, C Wells - Medical History, 1969 - cambridge.org
MI Satinoff, C Wells
Medical History, 1969cambridge.org
MATERIAL Two EGYPTIAN skeletons of the Dynastic Period are described: each shows
anomalies compatible with the diagnosis of the basal cell naevus syndrome. They are in the
Egyptian osteological collection of the Istituto di Antropologia, University of Turin (Cat. Nos.
E225 and E 235), whereone of us (MIS) was carrying out research on an Italian Government
scholarship in 1967. A curious and perhaps somewhat mystical coincidence is noted.
MATERIAL Two EGYPTIAN skeletons of the Dynastic Period are described: each shows anomalies compatible with the diagnosis of the basal cell naevus syndrome. They are in the Egyptian osteological collection of the Istituto di Antropologia, University of Turin (Cat. Nos. E225 and E 235), whereone of us (MIS) was carrying out research on an Italian Government scholarship in 1967. A curious and perhaps somewhat mystical coincidence is noted.
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