01805nas a2200433 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653002100093653001200114653001400126653001200140653000900152653001200161653000900173653001100182653002400193653001100217653001200228653000800240653001200248653000900260653001600269653001500285653000900300653002400309653001900333653001300352653001300365100002500378245011600403856004100519300001000560490000700570520078000577022001401357 1974 d c1974 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAlveolar Process10aAnimals10aAnodontia10aAtrophy10aCats10aDenmark10aDogs10aFemale10aHistory of Medicine10aHumans10aIncisor10aJaw10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNasal Bone10aNose10aOral Manifestations10aPaleodontology10aSyndrome10aThailand1 aMOLLER-CHRISTENSEN V00aChanges in the anterior nasal spine and the alveolar process of the macillae in leprosy a clinical examination. uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v42n4a08.pdf a431-50 v423 a

A brief review is presented of the Danish medieval skeletons with leprosy changes, particularly in the skulls, where the pathologic specific changes found are termed facies leprosa. The clinical aspect of facies leprosa is termed Bergen Syndrome I (nasal leprosy) and Bergen Syndrome II (the leprogenic changes of the alveolar process of the maxilla superior with loosening and/or loss of the frontal incisors). An account is given of the interim result of a clinical examination of 333 inpatients at the Prapradaeng Leprosarium in Bangkok, Thailand. In the group of 258 patients with lepromatous leprosy, 62.4% presented Bergen Syndrome I and 16.3% Bergen Syndrome II. These proportions differ clearly from the corresponding ratio found in the Danish medieval skulls.

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