Diseases
yaws, bejel, & pinta
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Overview
Bejel, pinta, and yaws (endemic treponematoses) are chronic, tropical, nonvenereal spirochetal infections spread by body contact.
Symptoms
- symptoms of bejel are mucous membrane and cutaneous lesions
- followed by bone and skin gummas
- yaws causes periostitis and dermal lesions
- pinta lesions are confined to the dermis.
Causes
- the causative agents or bejel, pinta, and yaws are: bejel: treponema pallidum subspecies endemicum yaws: t. pallidum subspecies pertenue pinta: treponema carateum
Risk factors
- transmission is by close skin contact—sexual or not—primarily between ...
- ... children living in conditions of poor hygiene.
Diagnosis
- medical history
- blood cultures.
- clinical evaluation
Medicines used
Frequently asked questions
What is yaws, bejel, & pinta?
Bejel, pinta, and yaws (endemic treponematoses) are chronic, tropical, nonvenereal spirochetal infections spread by body contact.
What are the symptoms of yaws, bejel, & pinta?
symptoms of bejel are mucous membrane and cutaneous lesions, followed by bone and skin gummas, yaws causes periostitis and dermal lesions, pinta lesions are confined to the dermis.
What causes yaws, bejel, & pinta?
the causative agents or bejel, pinta, and yaws are: bejel: treponema pallidum subspecies endemicum yaws: t. pallidum subspecies pertenue pinta: treponema carateum
Which medicines are used for yaws, bejel, & pinta?
benzathine penicillin g
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