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Ortner-NMNH_385788

Record

Holding institution
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collection
Slide collection of Donald J. Ortner
Sex
Male
Age
30 years
Country of origin
USA

Curator notes

Fisher site, Virginia. Found a few meters away from NMNH 385786, a child with probable congenital syphilis.

Scientific notes

925 AD

7 lesions

Lesion 1

Bones
Metatarsal, Tarsal
Side
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Infectious disease: syphilis.

11 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
Clavicle
Side
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Infectious disease: syphilis.

4 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
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Infectious disease: syphilis.

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 4

Bones
Femur, Fibula, Tibia
Side
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Infectious disease: syphilis.

4 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
Metacarpal
Side
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Infectious disease: syphilis.

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
Rib
Side
Both
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Infectious disease: syphilis.

4 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 7

Bones
Cranium
  • Syphilis Infectious
    Infectious disease: syphilis.

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.

Citing this record

Cite the holding institution. FOROST is a finding aid, not the rights holder.

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Slide collection of Donald J. Ortner. catalogue no. Ortner-NMNH_385788