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. 2008;2(8):e275.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000275. Epub 2008 Aug 27.

Yaws: a second (and maybe last?) chance for eradication

Andrea Rinaldi  1
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Yaws: a second (and maybe last?) chance for eradication

Andrea Rinaldi. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008.
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. A 45-Year-Old Woman from the Ivory Coast with Tibial “Saber Deformity” as a Result of Late Tertiary Yaws Infection.
A saber shin deformity is an abnormality of the tibia characterized by marked anterior bowing of the lower leg. This defect may be seen in some children with congenital syphilis and in patients with yaws. Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Dr. Peter Perine.
Figure 2
Figure 2. A Nigerian Boy with Yaws (Late 1960s).
Yaws causes ulcerative skin lesions, and is found in areas where poor sanitation exists. Yaws was prevalent in some of the relief camps set up during the Nigerian-Biafran war (1967–1970). Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Dr. Lyle Conrad.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Confluent Papillomata with an Ulceration of the Lower Leg of Several Years Duration in a Yaws Patient.
Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Dr. Peter Perine.
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