The skeleton in the image is from the Hunterian Museum in London and represents a person with severe scoliosis. The Hunterian Museum, part of the Royal College of Surgeons, houses an extensive collection of anatomical specimens, including those illustrating various medical conditions and deformities. This particular skeleton showcases the extreme curvature of the spine characteristic of severe scoliosis, a condition that can significantly impact the shape and function of the thoracic cage and pe

Multiple myeloma leaves its mark on the skeleton in a hauntingly distinctive way. In the skull, it creates what are known as “moth-eaten” lesions; small, round areas where the bone has been eroded away. These holes form as plasma cells in the bone marrow multiply uncontrollably, breaking down healthy bone tissue. Forensic anthropologists and pathologists can often recognize this pattern immediately, as it looks unlike most other conditions that affect bone. It’s a striking example of how systemi