Skeletal evidence for hyperparathyroidism in a 19th century child with rickets Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractThe skeletal remains of a child aged 2.5–3.5 years, recovered during archaeological excavations at the churchyard of St Martin's Church, Birmingham, UK, were examined using gross observation, radiography and scanning electron microscopy. Lesions suggestive of the presence of rickets and of secondary hyperparathyroidism were found. This appears to be a first report of secondary hyperparathyroidism in response to rickets in a palaeopathological specimen. The potential of microscopic examination of bone for interpreting disease processes is emphasised. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

authors

• Mays, S
• Brickley, Megan B
• Ives, R

status

• published 

publication date

• January 2007

has subject area

• 0403 Geology (FoR)
• 1601 Anthropology (FoR)
• 2101 Archaeology (FoR)
• Archaeology (Science Metrix)

published in

• International Journal of Osteoarchaeology  Journal

keywords

• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• BONE
• Life Sciences & Biomedicine
• MANIFESTATIONS
• OSTEOMALACIA
• PERIOD
• RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY
• Science & Technology
• Social Sciences
• endocrine disease
• metabolic disease
• palaeopathology
• vitamin D deficiency

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/oa.854

start page

• 73

end page

• 81

volume

• 17

issue

• 1