Approaches to co-occurrence: Scurvy and rickets in infants and young children of 16–18th century Douai, France

Disease co-occurrence is defined as the presence and interaction of multiple diseases in a single individual. The phenomenon occurred in the past, but detailed analyses of individuals affected by co-occurrence seldom appear. This paper presents 12 possible cases of scurvy and rickets co-occurrence from the Saint-Amé skeletal collection in Douai, France, dated to the 16-18th century. Each individual was evaluated for evidence of both diseases …