CHARACTERIZATION OF GOUT IN A SKELETAL POPULATION-SAMPLE - PRESUMPTIVE DIAGNOSIS IN A MICRONESIAN POPULATION
Title
CHARACTERIZATION OF GOUT IN A SKELETAL POPULATION-SAMPLE - PRESUMPTIVE DIAGNOSIS IN A MICRONESIAN POPULATION
Creator
Rothschild B M; Heathcote G M
Publisher
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Date
1995
1995-12
Description
Characterization of the nature and skeletal distribution of gout was accomplished in a Chamoru (Chamorros) population with predilection to the disease. Uniform excavation by the gouty diathesis produces a punched-out appearance to these predominantly monarticular lesions. The lesion is distinct from that seen in rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, or infection. Reactive new bone formation in some gouty lesions also has an apparently unique, ivory-like discoloration (contrasted with the adjacent bone), which facilitates diagnosis. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Subject
Anthropology; chammorros; defleshed bones; differential diagnosis; disease; erosive arthritis; Evolutionary Biology; gout; guam; paleopathology; Pathology; polyarthritis; rheumatoid-arthritis; spondyloarthropathy
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Format
Journal Article
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Pages
519-525
Issue
4
Volume
98
Citation
Rothschild B M; Heathcote G M, “CHARACTERIZATION OF GOUT IN A SKELETAL POPULATION-SAMPLE - PRESUMPTIVE DIAGNOSIS IN A MICRONESIAN POPULATION,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed April 23, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/6916.