Yaws

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Yaws
Nodules on the elbow resulting from a Treponema pertenue bacterial infection.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Frambesia tropica; petasse tropica; thymosis; polypapilloma tropicum; pian

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