Otitis media and mastoiditis in temporal bones of prehistoric Chilean populations. A paleopathological and paleoepidemiological study
| Autor: | Mario Castro, Marcelo Galvez, Marcos V. Goycoolea, Jorge Fuentes, Verónica Silva-Pinto, Carlos Montoya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Mastoiditis
business.industry Paleopathology Dentistry Mastoid abscess Temporal Bone General Medicine medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Otitis Media 0302 clinical medicine Otitis Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Prevalence Humans medicine.symptom Chile 030223 otorhinolaryngology business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Acta oto-laryngologica. 139(4) |
| ISSN: | 1651-2251 |
| Popis: | This study evaluates otitis media in prehistoric populations in northern Chile.Determining prevalence of otitis media and diagnostic usefulness of temporal-bone X-rays in skulls.444 skulls belonging to three groups: prehistoric-coastal (400-1000 AD), prehistoric-highland (400-1000 AD) and Pisagua-Regional Developments (1000-1450 AD). Skulls were evaluated visually and with Schuller's view X-rays. Five skulls diagnosed as having had otitis media, five diagnosed as normal, and one with temporal bone fistula also had a computed tomography (CT).Changes suggestive of otitis media were present in Prehistoric-coastal 53.57%; Pisagua-Regional Developments 70.73%; prehistoric-highlands 47.90%. Diagnostic effectiveness of Schuller's view X-rays for assesing middle ear disease was confirmed by CT studies. The case with temporal bone fistula had changes suggestive of mastoiditis and possible post auricular abscess.There was a high prevalence of otitis media in prehistoric populations in Chile. The higher prevalence in one group was presumably due to racial factors. Temporal-bone X-rays are effective for massive evaluation of ear disease in skulls. A case of mastoiditis with temporal bone fistula and possible post-auricular abscess is documented.Documenting racial factors in otitis media. Validating X-rays for massive evaluation of otitis media in skulls. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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