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Documentation of a case of tuberculosis in pre-Columbian America

Abstract:

A case of tuberculosis in a child from the Nazca culture of southern Peru, a culture dated at approximately 700 A.D., is described. There was evidence of Pott’s disease with a psoas abscess, tuberculosis of the lung, pleura, liver, and right kidney with demonstrable acid-fast organisms. Pericarditis was also present, but no bacilli could be demonstrated.

Año de publicación:

1973

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    Tipo de documento:

    Other

    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Mesoamérica
    • Infección
    • Epidemiología

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Medicina y salud

    Contribuidores:

    Daniel Mendoza SiguenzaDaniel Mendoza Siguenza