Yaws: The forgotten tropical skin disease

Yaws is a rare skin disease endemic to tropical countries caused by Treponema pertenue. It is highly infectious and spreads through physical contact. In Malaysia, it was presumably eradicated during the 1960s, with the last reported case published in 1985. Due to its rarity, the disease often goes u...

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Autores principales:	Nadiah Md Alwi, Rosediani Muhamad, Azlina Ishak, Wan Noor Hasbee Wan Abdullah
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Publicado:	Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2021
Materias:	communicable disease treponema pallidum tropical disease yaws Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f22ae7df3122401abdb0cc4f8f85b0b02021-12-04T08:24:14ZYaws: The forgotten tropical skin disease10.51866/cr12751985-2274https://doaj.org/article/f22ae7df3122401abdb0cc4f8f85b0b02021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v16n3-Cr-Yaws-the-forgotten-tropical-skin-disease.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1985-2274Yaws is a rare skin disease endemic to tropical countries caused by Treponema pertenue. It is highly infectious and spreads through physical contact. In Malaysia, it was presumably eradicated during the 1960s, with the last reported case published in 1985. Due to its rarity, the disease often goes unrecognised and misdiagnosed. Here, we report the case of a 5-year-old aboriginal boy diagnosed with secondary yaws who presented with fever and an incidental finding of chronic painless ulcerated nodules and plaques on his lower limbs and gluteal region. His diagnosis was confirmed serologically with a venereal disease research laboratory lab test and he was successfully treated with a single dose of intramuscular benzathine penicillin G. Primary care physicians should not ignore this disease since its early recognition and appropriate treatment is vital to its eradication, especially in high-risk communities.Nadiah Md AlwiRosediani MuhamadAzlina IshakWan Noor Hasbee Wan AbdullahAcademy of Family Physicians of Malaysiaarticlecommunicable diseasetreponema pallidumtropical diseaseyawsMedicineRENMalaysian Family Physician, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 104-107 (2021)
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description	Yaws is a rare skin disease endemic to tropical countries caused by Treponema pertenue. It is highly infectious and spreads through physical contact. In Malaysia, it was presumably eradicated during the 1960s, with the last reported case published in 1985. Due to its rarity, the disease often goes unrecognised and misdiagnosed. Here, we report the case of a 5-year-old aboriginal boy diagnosed with secondary yaws who presented with fever and an incidental finding of chronic painless ulcerated nodules and plaques on his lower limbs and gluteal region. His diagnosis was confirmed serologically with a venereal disease research laboratory lab test and he was successfully treated with a single dose of intramuscular benzathine penicillin G. Primary care physicians should not ignore this disease since its early recognition and appropriate treatment is vital to its eradication, especially in high-risk communities.
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title	Yaws: The forgotten tropical skin disease
title_short	Yaws: The forgotten tropical skin disease
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Yaws: The forgotten tropical skin disease

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