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Bejel, Pinta, and Yaws |
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Yaws—Tertiary |
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About 10% of untreated patients develop tertiary yaws, which causes disfiguring bone and soft-tissue lesions.
Image courtesy of Dr. Peter Perine via the Public Health Image Library of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.