3,500-year-old remains of ancient Egyptian suffering from rheumatoid arthritis uncovered

CAIRO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- An Italian-Polish archeological mission discovered skeletal remains of an ancient Egyptian woman who suffered rheumatoid arthritis at a cemetery in Egypt's southern province of Aswan, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Wednesday.

"This is the only case that was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in ancient Egypt so far, making it one of the oldest detected cases in the world," said Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.