Earliest Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis Discovered in Ancient Egyptian Woman's Skeleton
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Reported by Ahram Online (and Archaeology):
A joint Italian-Polish archaeological mission has uncovered during their work at the Sheikh Mohammed site in Aswan the skeletal remains of a young woman who suffered rheumatoid arthritis.
The mission is part of the Aswan-Kom Ombo Archaeological Project (AKAP).
A study on the skeleton published in the International Journal of Paleopathology showed the woman whose skeleton has been discovered suffered one of the earliest cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis in ancient Egypt.
Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, underscored the importance of the discovery, which, he said, indicated the only instance of diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis in ancient Egypt on record and one of the oldest cases globally.
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