RT Book, Section A1 Marrouche, Nadine A1 Ghosn, Samer H. A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 Katz, Stephen I. A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 Paller, Amy S. A2 Leffell, David J. A2 Wolff, Klaus SR Print(0) ID 56091217 T1 Chapter 201. Endemic (Nonvenereal) Treponematoses T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-166904-7 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56091217 RD 2024/03/29 AB |PrintEndemic Treponematoses at a GlancePinta, yaws, and endemic syphilis (bejel) are nonvenereal infections usually acquired by skin-to-skin-contact.They are caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies or closely related treponemes.They are mostly endemic in rural areas within tropical and subtropical regions of selected countries.Like venereal syphilis, these infections are clinically characterized by three successive stages separated by periods of latency.Although not fatal, they are disfiguring and disabling.Penicillin therapy is highly effective for both the cutaneous and systemic lesions.