Date of Award
Spring 2019
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
School
Social Science and Global Studies
Committee Chair
Marie Danforth
Committee Chair School
Social Science and Global Studies
Committee Member 2
Edwin Jackson
Committee Member 2 School
Social Science and Global Studies
Committee Member 3
Katherine Smith
Committee Member 3 School
Social Science and Global Studies
Committee Member 4
Andrew P. Haley
Committee Member 4 School
Humanities
Abstract
This study attempts to test and expand a previous study to establish a differential diagnosis of pellagra in human remains (Paine & Brenton, 2006a). Seven individuals with documented pellagra and nine individuals randomly selected for comparison from the Hamann-Todd Osteological Collection were evaluated for caries, alveolar bone loss, periostitis, osteoporosis, cribra orbitalia, and porotic hyperostosis. Results indicate that the pellagra sample had lower rates of caries and alveolar bone loss, and higher rates of periostitis of the tibia and fibula in relation to the comparison sample. No osteoporosis, cribra orbitalia, or porotic hyperostosis was found in the pellagra sample. No statistically significant difference was found between the groups for any pathology except for periostitis when combined with the findings of a previous study (Paine & Brenton, 2006a). Future study should attempt to identify additional remains of those known to have pellagra.
ORCID ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9308-0139
Copyright
2019, Myra G. Miller
Recommended Citation
Miller, Myra G., "Maize and Bone: An Evaluation and Expansion of a Proposed Model for the Differential Diagnosis of Pellagra in Human Remains" (2019). Master's Theses. 639.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/639