# Editorial: Paleoradiology and mummy studies for disease identification

**Authors:** Sahar N. Saleem, Dario Piombino-Mascali

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1783130 · Frontiers in Medicine · 2026-02-03

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- **Diseases:** leprosy (MESH:D007918), spine (MESH:D016135), death (MESH:D003643), bone disease (MESH:D001847), lepromatous leprosy (MESH:D015440), atrophy of the nasal septum (MESH:D061270), degenerative joint disease (MESH:D019636), neoplasms (MESH:D009369), lung and arterial calcifications (MESH:D008171), atrophy (MESH:D001284)
- **Chemicals:** frankincense (MESH:D065260), Saleem (-), henna (MESH:C005090)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Mycobacterium leprae (species) [taxon 1769]

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