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Historical Aspects of Tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis was first described by ancient Egyptian doctors who described clearly the clinical features and medical and surgical treatment of scrofula (Fig.8, Chap. 1). The Ancient Egyptian artists contributed to the description through their exquisite paintings, which showed spinal tuberculosis and its gibbous deformity (Fig. 1, Chap. 1). The first known sanatorium in the history of mankind was established by the Ancient Egyptians and is now open to visitors (Fig. 9, Chap. 1). Archaeological and anthropological studies indicated that tuberculosis infected the Chinese, Indo-European and pre-Columbian American tribes (Buikstra 1983; Powell 1992; Verano and Ubelaker 1992; Paulsen 1987).

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    M. Monir Madkour MD, DM, FRCP (Consultant) & R. Al Swailem MRCP (Consultant Rheumatologist)

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    Kitab E. Al-Otaibi MD, FRCS (Director General)

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Madkour, M.M., Al-Otaibi, K.E., Al Swailem, R. (2004). Historical Aspects of Tuberculosis. In: Madkour, M.M. (eds) Tuberculosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18937-1_2

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