Possible neurofibromatosis in a Scythian period individual from the cemetery of Aymyrlyg, Tuva, South Siberia
✍ Scribed by Eileen M. Murphy; Ursula M. Donnelly; Geoffrey E. Rose
- Book ID
- 101287753
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 266 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1047-482X
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✦ Synopsis
The article presents evidence of possible neurofibromatosis in a female cranium discovered in a Scythian period (7th-2nd century BC) context from the cemetery complex of Aymyrlyg, Tuva, south Siberia. The diagnosis of neurofibromatosis has been suggested on the basis of enlarged orbits, signs for the presence of a soft tissue tumour in the left orbit, facial abnormalities and the survival age of the individual. Neurofibromatosis is a congenital condition which, to the best of the authors' knowledge, has previously been described in only one other instance in the palaeopathological literature. Differential diagnoses includes angiomata, dermoid cysts and developmental glaucoma.