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Three Skulls Dating from the French Revolutionary Years Diagnosed with Tinea Capitis: A Paleopathologic Approach

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Abstract The Musée Dupuytren was a Parisian pathology museum established in 1835. This museum hosted 3 skulls with severe craniofacial lesions initially tagged as aggressive forms of tinea capitis. The aim of this study was to investigate these specimens and discuss the initial diagnosis. Historical investigations were conducted based on the biographic data from the tags of the 3 skulls and entries on the catalog of the museum. Age was determined using dentition and the patency of cranial base synchondroses. The computed tomography scans were performed using standard medical devices. The 3 skulls were from the late 18th to early 19th century. Skull № 1 was a 5-year-old child and presented with microcephaly and extensive vault osteolysis compatible with an aggressive benign lesion, a malignant tumor, or a chronic infection. Skull № 2 was a 12- to 18-year-old teenager and presented with symmetrical porotic hyperostosis compatible with undernutrition and various hematologic conditions causing prolonged anemia, but also with chronic inflammation and/or infection. Skull № 3 was also from a 12- to 18-year-old teenager and presented with focal temporal osteolysis compatible with an aggressive benign or a low-grade malignant temporal soft-tissue lesion or with chronic infection. These skulls contribute to the understanding of the concept of tinea in the 19th century. They are furthermore windows on the sanitary and social conditions in Paris in the years following the French revolution and during the Napoleonian wars.
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hal-04508970 , version 1 (18-03-2024)

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Virginie Tourreil, Guillaume Giran, Nadia Benmoussa, Giovanna Paternoster, Patrick Conan, et al.. Three Skulls Dating from the French Revolutionary Years Diagnosed with Tinea Capitis: A Paleopathologic Approach. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2018, 29 (7), pp.1713-1716. ⟨10.1097/scs.0000000000004728⟩. ⟨hal-04508970⟩
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