Case report: Yaws osteoperiostitis treated with single-dose azithromycin
- Authors: González-Beiras C, González-Escalante Á, Ma L, McClymont K, Mitjà O, Vall-Mayans M
- Publication Year: 2017
- Journal: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Link: http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0943
The etiologic agent of yaws, Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue, causes a multistage infection transmitted by nonsexual contact with the exudates from active lesions. Bone lesions in the form of osteoperiostitis are common and occur in numerous bones simultaneously in early stages. Although a multinational eradication campaign with mass administration of intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin in the […]
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