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A Crouzon syndrome from the Classic period of Maya civilization?

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Abstract

This article describes a retrospective diagnosis through an artistic representation of a pre-Columbian Central America bowl figuring a child with clinical characteristics of Crouzon syndrome. The report also highlights the importance of icono-diagnosis for a better description of the existing diseases into ancient societies.

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This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The authors declare that this manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another journal. The authors declare that the study complies with the current law in France.

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  1. Department of Social Medicine, Health Science Center, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil

    Patricia Deps

  2. Museum of Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, 222 rue de l’Université, 75007, Paris, France

    Philippe Charlier

  3. UFR of Health Science (EA4498 DANTE Laboratory, UVSQ), 2 avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France

    Philippe Charlier

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PD (professor of dermatology) and PC (associate professor in forensic and medical anthropology)—project development, data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing, and approval of the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Philippe Charlier.

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Deps, P., Charlier, P. A Crouzon syndrome from the Classic period of Maya civilization?. Surg Radiol Anat 41, 1525–1527 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-019-02287-8

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