Paleopathology Case 88

A six year old girl who died in 800 AD from Southern Peru (Hilo).

Image A. Close up of lower face showing the nasal area exposed by a disease process.

Image B. Microscopic area of the lesion of skin of the adjacent nasal area (Giemsa stain)

Submitted by: Marvin J. Allison, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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