TUBERCULOSIS IN RETROSPECTIVE: REVIEW OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE STUDY OF SKELETAL REMAINS
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Tuberculosis was in the past, as in the present, a disease with high morbidity and mortality. However, their detection in the human archaeological record is relatively infrequent. This paper presents a review of the current biological, clinical and osteological knowledge of tuberculosis and their application in the study of human skeletal remains. Besides the classical lesions due to Pott´s disease and articular tuberculosis, other kind of less frequent bone lesions, including non-specif ic indicators as new bone formation in visceral surface of ribs and long bones are described. Considering these evidences, it is convenient re-analyze skeletons studied decades ago, looking for subtle lesions verif ied from identif ied collections.