[Correspondence] Did Cro-Magnon 1 have neurofibromatosis type 1?

The Cro-Magnon 1 skeleton corresponds to a 28  000 BCE Homo sapiens male individual that was discovered in 1868 in a rock shelter in Les Eyzies, France.1 Since its discovery, various diagnoses have been proposed with regards to a round polycyclic osteolytic lesion on the right frontal bone, measuring 37 mm x 27 mm (appendix): post-mortem alteration due to the soil,2 rickets,3 actinomycosis,4 and Langerhans cell histiocytosis.5

Source: LANCET - March 30, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Philippe Charlier, Nadia Benmoussa, Philippe Froesch, Isabelle Huynh-Charlier, Antoine Balzeau Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research