Slučaj veneričnog sifilisa na novovjekovnom nalazištu Koprivno - Kod križa kraj Klisa

master's thesis

• Title (english): A case of venereal syphilis in the early modern archaeologist site Koprivno - Kod križa near Klis
• Author: Monika Koporčić
• Mentor: Mario Šlaus (mentor)
• Mentor: Ana Galov (sumentor)
• Committee member: Ana Galov (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Renata Matoničkin Kepčija (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Biljana Balen (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Petar Kružić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Biology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-03-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology

Abstract

Sifilis je zarazna bolest koju uzrokuje spiroheta Treponema pallidum. Venerični sifilis ubraja se u vrste treponematoza. Podaci o sifilisu u Hrvatskoj, njegovom širenju i vremenu dolaska vrlo su oskudni. Jedini do sada opisan slučaj veneričnog sifilisa, na osnovu osteoloških ostataka, datira u razdoblje između 15. i 17. stoljeća. U ovom diplomskom radu makroskopski je analiziran kostur iskopan na lokalitetu Koprivno – Kod križa. Na tom nalazištu iskopano je ukupno 146 kostura koja datiraju iz razdoblja od 15. do 18. stoljeća, od kojih se za jedan kostur muškarca sumnjalo da je bolovao od veneričnog sifilisa. Cilj istraživanja bio je potvrditi prisutnost veneričnog sifilisa na osnovu analize kostura. Makroskopskom analizom su utvrđene brojne perforirajuće litičke lezije (kloake), što je dokaz da je bio zaražen veneričnim sifilisom. Diferencijalnom dijagnostikom isključene su druge potencijalne bolesti, poput, bejela, frambezije i lepre. Ovaj rad pridonosi spoznajama o pojavi sifilisa na tlu srednjovjekovne i novovjekovne Hrvatske.

Abstract (english)

Syphilis is a contagious disease caused by spirochete Treponema pallidum. One type of treponematosis is venereal syphilis. The data on syphilis in Croatia, its spreading and the arrival time are very scarce. So far, the only case of venereal syphilis described on the basis of osteological remains dates back to the period between the 15 th and the 17 th centuries. In this graduate thesis, a skeleton excavated at the site of the Koprivno – Kod križa was analyzed macroscopically. At this site, a total of 146 skeletons were excavated dating from the 15 th to the 18 th centuries, of which one man's skeleton was suspected of having suffered from a venereal syphilis. The objective of the study was to confirm the presence of venereal syphilis based on skeleton analysis. Numerous lytics lesions (cloaca) have been identified by macroscopic analysis, which is evidence of it being affected with venereal syphilis. Differential diagnosis excluded other potential illnesses, such as bejel, yaws and leprosy. This paper contributes to the knowledge of the occurrence of syphilis on the ground of medievaland modern Croatia.

• Keywords: sifilis; treponematoze; Dalmacija; novi vijek
• Keywords (english): syphilis; treponematoses; Dalmatia; the Modern Age
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:151810
• Study programme: Title: Experimental Biology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra eksperimentalne biologije (magistar/magistra eksperimentalne biologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2018-05-03 10:20:07