Archeology in Medicine: Digging up into the tophi of Popes, Dukes and Kings
According to an Anglo-Saxon pun, “gout is the king of diseases and the disease of Kings”. In fact, it is well-known that in past times a quantity of famous persons, including Kings and Popes, were affected with this rheumatic disorder. In this paper biographical anecdotes on several Popes (Pius III,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2003-06-01
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| Series: | Reumatismo |
| Online Access: | https://reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/118 |