Abstract：
The universal use of computed tomography (CT) has opened up new possibilities in the noninvasive examination of human mummies, and particularly the detailed study of the fine structures of the temporal bone. The aim of this study was to describe the morphological changes, as seen on CT, found in the right temporal bone of Djed-Hor, an around 2300 year old Heidelberg\'s Egyptian mummy, and to discuss their possible causal relation to his death. Here we showed the presence of a compress on the auricle, and of probable pus in the mastoid, middle ear, and external ear with erosion of the tegmen tympani probably related to a fatal acute mastoiditis. These typical morphological changes of such a disease were demonstrated in the same way as in living patients of today. This would be the first depiction of a compress on an auricle associated with pus in the ear of an Egyptian mummy.
摘要：
计算机断层扫描（CT）的普遍使用为人类木乃伊的无创检查开辟了新的可能性，特别是对颞骨精细结构的详细研究。这项研究的目的是描述形态变化，从CT上看,在Djed-Hor的右颞骨中发现,大约2300岁的海德堡的埃及木乃伊，并讨论他们可能与他死亡的因果关系。在这里，我们显示了耳廓上的压缩，以及乳突中可能的脓液，中耳,外耳有鼓膜侵蚀可能与致命的急性乳突炎有关。这种疾病的这些典型形态变化以与当今在世患者相同的方式得到证实。这将是第一次描述埃及木乃伊耳朵中与脓液有关的耳廓上的压迫。
