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Ortner-Blackfriers_77

Record

Collection
Slide collection of Donald J. Ortner
Sex
Female
Age
22 years
Country of origin
England

Scientific notes

Blackfriers archaeological site in Gloucester, England. AD 1240-1538.

6 lesions

Lesion 1

Bones
Cranium
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Treponemal disease, probably syphilis. The extent of bone involvement in such a young person raises the possibility that this may be a case of congenital syphilis that had a serious reocurrence of the disease, perhaps in adolescence.

8 photographs are recorded for this lesion but are no longer retrievable: the server that held them is no longer reachable. The records themselves are unaffected.

Lesion 2

Bones
Femur, Tibia
Side
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Treponemal disease, probably syphilis. The extent of bone involvement in such a young person raises the possibility that this may be a case of congenital syphilis that had a serious reocurrence of the disease, perhaps in adolescence.

5 photographs are recorded for this lesion but are no longer retrievable: the server that held them is no longer reachable. The records themselves are unaffected.

Lesion 3

Bones
Humerus, Radius, Ulna
Side
Right
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Treponemal disease, probably syphilis. The extent of bone involvement in such a young person raises the possibility that this may be a case of congenital syphilis that had a serious reocurrence of the disease, perhaps in adolescence.

5 photographs are recorded for this lesion but are no longer retrievable: the server that held them is no longer reachable. The records themselves are unaffected.

Lesion 4

Bones
Rib
Side
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Treponemal disease, probably syphilis. The extent of bone involvement in such a young person raises the possibility that this may be a case of congenital syphilis that had a serious reocurrence of the disease, perhaps in adolescence.

6 photographs are recorded for this lesion but are no longer retrievable: the server that held them is no longer reachable. The records themselves are unaffected.

Lesion 5

Bones
Sternum, Clavicle, Scapula
Side
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Treponemal disease, probably syphilis. The extent of bone involvement in such a young person raises the possibility that this may be a case of congenital syphilis that had a serious reocurrence of the disease, perhaps in adolescence.

3 photographs are recorded for this lesion but are no longer retrievable: the server that held them is no longer reachable. The records themselves are unaffected.

Lesion 6

Bones
Os Coxae
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Treponemal disease, probably syphilis. The extent of bone involvement in such a young person raises the possibility that this may be a case of congenital syphilis that had a serious reocurrence of the disease, perhaps in adolescence.

1 photographs are recorded for this lesion but are no longer retrievable: the server that held them is no longer reachable. The records themselves are unaffected.

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Slide collection of Donald J. Ortner. catalogue no. Ortner-Blackfriers_77