Don Carlo dei Medici (1595-1666) is the son of Ferdinando I (1549-1609), Granduca of Tuscany, and becomes Cardinal of Catholic Roman Church in 1615. In 1604 Fabrizio d'Acquapendente is called in Florence to treat him, because of an aggravation of his health, and of his congenital neck's gibbosity. The recent paleopathological researches have diagnosed his congenital cervical gibbosity as effect of the Klippel-Feil's syndrome, and characteristic lesions of tubercolosis.
Alla Corte dei Medici: Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente e la “gobba” di Don Carlo / Marinozzi, Silvia; Aruta, Alessandro. - In: MEDICINA NEI SECOLI. - ISSN 0025-7877. - STAMPA. - 19,1:(2007), pp. 285-293.
Alla Corte dei Medici: Girolamo Fabrizio d'Acquapendente e la “gobba” di Don Carlo
MARINOZZI, SILVIA;ARUTA, Alessandro
2007
Abstract
Don Carlo dei Medici (1595-1666) is the son of Ferdinando I (1549-1609), Granduca of Tuscany, and becomes Cardinal of Catholic Roman Church in 1615. In 1604 Fabrizio d'Acquapendente is called in Florence to treat him, because of an aggravation of his health, and of his congenital neck's gibbosity. The recent paleopathological researches have diagnosed his congenital cervical gibbosity as effect of the Klippel-Feil's syndrome, and characteristic lesions of tubercolosis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
