Rheumatic diseases at the court of the Medici of Florence: the so-called "gout" of the Medici

According to the archive documents several members of the Medici family of Florence suffered from gout. The word "gout", with which the Renaissance physicians indicated pain episodes localised to hands, feet, spine and shoulders, was in general improperly used, and hint other nosological e...

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Published in:Reumatismo 2011-06, Vol.61 (3), p.229-237
Main Authors: Fornaciari, G, Giuffra, V
Format: Article
Language:eng ; ita
Subjects:
Arthritis, Gouty - history
Bone and Bones - pathology
Burial - history
Gout - history
Gout - pathology
History, 15th Century
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
Humans
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal - history
Italy
Paleopathology - methods
Rheumatic Diseases - history
Rheumatic Diseases - pathology
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Summary:According to the archive documents several members of the Medici family of Florence suffered from gout. The word "gout", with which the Renaissance physicians indicated pain episodes localised to hands, feet, spine and shoulders, was in general improperly used, and hint other nosological entities. A paleopathological investigation carried out on the skeletal remains of the Grand Dukes of Florence and their relatives, revealed the true nature of the diseases they suffered from, allowing to diagnose two cases of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), a case of rheumatoid arthritis in an advanced stage, and a case of gout.
ISSN:0048-7449
2240-2683
DOI:10.4081/reumatismo.2009.229