The death of the Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos (1087-1143).

Konstantinos Markatos Anastasia PapaioannouMarianna KaramanouGeorgios Androutsos

Published in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2018)

The death of the emperor John Komnenos was caused by a severe infection of the hand of unknown agent leading to septicaemia. This conclusion is based on the fact that death came a week or more after the injury of the hand and it was not caused by the poison of the arrow which would have been fatal within several hours.

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early onset
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
double blind