Presentation
Treponemal disease Variable Syphilis Yaws Bejel No. of samples 296 290 85 Rate of periosteal reaction in at-risk population, % 2–13 20–40 20–40 Youth affected Rare Common Common Skull lesions Present Present Present Sabre shin Present Present Present [cid.oxfordjournals.org]
Numerous s pirochetes are present in the epidermis, neutrophils invade the skin, plasma cells are prominent in the dermis, and there is a syphilitic vasculitis. Serologic tests for syphilis are positive, but the clinical presentation is different. [histopathology-india.net]
They are at present indistinguishable by morphological, immunological or serological methods. Several minor genetic differences have been identified among the subspecies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
We present a case of an elderly patient with a history of childhood yaws infection and a late-life presentation of rapidly progressive neuropsychiatric abnormalities. [omicsonline.org]
Entire Body System
- Lymphadenopathy
Patches on the mucous membranes, angular stomatitis, nonitchy skin eruptions, and generalized lymphadenopathy are the most important early manifestations. [kegg.jp]
[…] a membrane Lymphadenopathy unilateral, tender, suppurative 21. [slideshare.net]
Generalized lymphadenopathy is uncommon, since the inoculum is small. See the image below. Primary stage lesions. Secondary stage This stage usually consists of macerated, eroded patches on the lips, the tongue, and the tonsils. [emedicine.medscape.com]
- Burkina Faso
In one study, 12% of children younger than 5 years in Niger were seropositive. [4] High rates of seropositivity are also observed in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. [emedicine.medscape.com]
61 Santacroce L...Charitos IA 31625831 2019 4 Dual screen and confirm rapid test does not reduce overtreatment of syphilis in pregnant women living in a non-venereal treponematoses endemic region: a field evaluation among antenatal care attendees in Burkina [malacards.org]
Gazin P,Meynard D (1988) [A clinical and serologic survey of bejel in north Burkina Faso].Bull SocPatholExotFiliales 81: 827-831. Pecher SA, Croce J (1988) [Immunology of tertiary pinta].Med CutanIberoLat Am 16: 111-114. [omicsonline.org]
Gazin P, Meynard D (1988) A clinical and serologic survey of bejel in north Burkina Faso. Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales 81: 827–831 [Article in French]. View Article Google Scholar 18. [doi.org]
- Surgical Procedure
Meanwhile Botreau-Roussel* who had an especially comprehensive knowledge of yaws lesions and of its possible maiming complications devised appropriate corrective surgical procedures. [asnom.org]
Immune System
- Generalized Lymphadenopathy
Patches on the mucous membranes, angular stomatitis, nonitchy skin eruptions, and generalized lymphadenopathy are the most important early manifestations. [kegg.jp]
Generalized lymphadenopathy is uncommon, since the inoculum is small. See the image below. Primary stage lesions. Secondary stage This stage usually consists of macerated, eroded patches on the lips, the tongue, and the tonsils. [emedicine.medscape.com]
These include low-grade fever, malaise, and generalized lymphadenopathy. Some disability may result from involvement of palms and soles. Periosteitis and rarefaction are more extreme in children. [drmhijazy.com]
Respiratoric
- Cough
[…] infiltation of cornea – in connection swith earlier genital infection, autoinnoculation Neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumonia – inoculation at birth during delivery – hyperaemia and copious pus, interstitial pneumonia, rhinitis, not fever, staccato cough [slideplayer.com]
Skin
- Skin Lesion
Definitions bej·el noun A nonvenereal form of syphilis that is endemic primarily among children in the Middle East and North Africa, characterized by mouth and skin lesions and destruction of long bone tissue, and caused by a strain of the spirochete [yourdictionary.com]
The onset of the disease is in early childhood and starts with lesions in the buccal mucus membranes. It is believed that most of the cases are due to the communal sharing of drinking vessels. The disease may also be associated with skin lesions. [link.springer.com]
a disease that is endemic chiefly in children of dry hot regions of northern Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, is marked by bone and skin lesions, and is caused by a spirochete of the genus Treponema (T. endemicum) closely related to the causative [merriam-webster.com]
Direct lesion to skin contact is also important. Overcrowding and poor community hygiene likely play a role. [pathologylearningcentre.uct.ac.za]
- Papule
It is characterized by mucocutaneous lesions: macules, plaques, papules, ulcers and scars as well as osseous and destructive cartilaginous lesions. [taylorfrancis.com]
Early Yaws Primary papule or group of papules appear at site of inoculation after 3 week incubation period, initial lesion becomes larger and crusted (Mother Yaw, maman pian ) Feet, legs, buttocks, face, not genitals Mother yaw disappears after [slideshare.net]
They begin at the inoculation site as a small papule that enlarges and becomes hyperkeratotic; they develop mainly on the extremities, face, and neck. [msdmanuals.com]
Clinical features The early stage Primary lesions - primary papule or groups of papules appear within one month or more after the organism enters the skin. [drmhijazy.com]
Image Credit: bekirevren/Shutterstock Both bejel and syphilis can present with mucosal lesions, papules at the oral commissures, and intertriginous condyloma lata, which should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of bejel. [news-medical.net]
- Skin Ulcer
Clinical findings, late Lesions mimic tertiary syphilis—e.g., gumma of the nose and soft palate, bony deformities, nodular skin ulcers. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration) but there may be multiple sores. [howlingpixel.com]
Pinta is a noninvasive disorder that causes just local skin lesions. Yaws is a cutaneous condition. Yaws skin ulcers are often circular, with granulating tissue in the center and raised margins. [news-medical.net]
61 Stamm LV 26304920 2015 17 Molecular differentiation of Treponema pallidum subspecies in skin ulceration clinically suspected as yaws in Vanuatu using real-time multiplex PCR and serological methods. 61 Chi KH...Chen CY 25404075 2015 18 A Retrospective [malacards.org]
The signs and symptoms may include: Presence of a small patch inside the mouth (ulcerated patch), affecting the oral mucosal membranes in the preliminary disease stage This is followed by the appearance of skin ulcers on the limbs and trunk The mouth [dovemed.com]
- Skin Disease
[Journal Article] Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015; 93(5):901-3Stamm LV AJ Pinta is a neglected, chronic skin disease that was first described in the sixteenth century in Mexico. [unboundmedicine.com]
[…] alveolar periostitis anthrax disease + autoimmune disease of skin and connective tissue + bartonellosis + Behcet's disease + bejel A primary bacterial infectious disease that results in infection located in mucosa of mouth, located in skin or located [rgd.mcw.edu]
Bejel, or endemic syphilis, is a chronic skin and tissue disease caused by infection by the endemicum subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum. [1] 19 relations: Antibiotic, Comparative anatomy, Endemism, Gumma (pathology), Infectious disease [en.unionpedia.org]
Treponema pallidum subspecies carateum causes the final Treponemal disease, pinta--a similar skin disease found in parts of Mexico and Central and South America. [scienceblogs.com]
- Eruptions
Secondary Syphilis Papular Eruptions Papulosquamous syphilids may produce a psoriasiform eruption Follicular or lichenoid syphilids appear as minute scale-capped papules Tend to be disseminated, but may be localized, asymmetrical, con figurate, [slideshare.net]
Patches on the mucous membranes, angular stomatitis, nonitchy skin eruptions, and generalized lymphadenopathy are the most important early manifestations. [kegg.jp]
The more profuse the eruption the better is the prognosis. The severe type (Oroya): The only skin manifestations are mild skin lesion due to insect bite at the site of inoculation. [drmhijazy.com]
The lesion heals but is followed after months to a year by successive generalized eruptions that resemble the primary lesion (secondary yaws). [msdmanuals.com]
Psychiatrical
- Suggestibility
Descriptive Epidemiology 587 Mechanisms and Routes of Transmission 7 Pathogenesis and Immunity 590 Patterns of Host Response 591 Control and Prevention 592 References 593 Suggested Reading 595 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Theodore E Woodward and J Stephen [books.google.de]
A hypothesis suggesting a reason for this change is put forward, and ways of controlling the infection are outlined. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Clinical and epidemiological data from the six patients also suggested sexual transmission of bejel as well as the endemicity of this rare treponematosis in Cuba. [muni.cz]
Neurologic
- Neglect
The endemic treponemal diseases, consisting of yaws, bejel (endemic syphilis) and pinta, are non-venereal infections closely related to syphilis, and are recognized by WHO as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
This finding has important implications for Global Public Health Systems, including paradigm changes regarding the location of endemic outbreaks, clinical aspects and transmission of this neglected disease. [muni.cz]
[Journal Article] Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015; 93(5):901-3Stamm LV AJ Pinta is a neglected, chronic skin disease that was first described in the sixteenth century in Mexico. [unboundmedicine.com]
Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta report in the online journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases that they used phylogenetics—the study of the evolutionary link between organisms—to study 26 geographically scattered strains of a family of bacteria [scientificamerican.com]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Disease. Link. Mulligan et al 2008. Molecular Studies in Treponema pallidum Evolution: Toward Clarity? PLoS Neglected Tropical Disease. Link. Image from http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/files/2007/05/older-columbus.gif [scienceblogs.com]
- Irritability
Nonvenereal endemic syphilis and Infectious disease (medical specialty) · See more » Inflammation Inflammation (from inflammatio) is part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants [en.unionpedia.org]
In LGV infection is localised in lymphnodes– abscess, rupture, fissures, fistulas 19 Clinical presentation,diagnosis, therapy Trachom – chronical keratoconjunctivitis – strictures, chronical irritation of cornea via the lid that is deformed, panus, blindness [slideplayer.com]
In LGV infection is localised in lymphnodes– abscess, rupture, fissures, fistulas Clinical presentation,diagnosis, therapy Trachom – chronical keratoconjunctivitis – strictures, chronical irritation of cornea via the lid that is deformed, panus, blindness [slideserve.com]
Workup
Microbiology
- Treponema Pallidum
Causes [ edit ] Although the organism that causes bejel, Treponema pallidum endemicum, [2] is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from Treponema pallidum pallidum, which causes venereal syphilis, transmission of bejel is not venereal in [en.wikipedia.org]
In humans, the pathogenic treponemes include T pallidum pallidum (syphilis), Treponema pallidum pertenue (yaws), Treponema pallidum endemicum (bejel or endemic syphilis), and Treponema carateum (pinta). [2, 3, 4] Recently, T pallidum endemicum (bejel) [emedicine.medscape.com]
Nonvenereal endemic syphilis and Treponema · See more » Treponema pallidum Treponema pallidum is a spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause the diseases syphilis, bejel, and yaws. New!! [en.unionpedia.org]
pallidum. 61 Brautigam CA...Norgard MV 28168761 2017 13 Human Treponema pallidum 11q/j isolate belongs to subsp. endemicum but contains two loci with a sequence in TP0548 and TP0488 similar to subsp. pertenue and subsp. pallidum, respectively. 61 Mikalova [malacards.org]
Description Objectives: Bejel, caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum (TEN), was until now considered as a non-venereal disease endemic in areas with hot and dry climates. [muni.cz]
- Treponema Pallidum Endemicum
Causes [ edit ] Although the organism that causes bejel, Treponema pallidum endemicum, [2] is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from Treponema pallidum pallidum, which causes venereal syphilis, transmission of bejel is not venereal in [en.wikipedia.org]
Template:Infobox disease Bejel, or endemic syphilis, is a chronic skin and tissue disease caused by infection by the endemicum subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum. [wikilove.com]
Pathologya nonvenereal syphilis occurring mainly among children in certain subtropical areas of southern Africa and southeastern Asia, caused by the spirochete strain Treponema pallidum endemicum. [wordreference.com]
Additional recommended knowledge Although the organism that causes bejel, Treponema pallidum endemicum, is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from Treponema pallidum pallidum, which causes venereal syphilis, transmission of bejel is not [bionity.com]
(Etiology) Bejel is a disease that is caused due to infection by Treponema pallidum endemicum, a spiral-shaped bacterium. [dovemed.com]
- Treponema Carateum
Besides Treponema pallidum, the equally uncultivable Treponema carateum causes pinta in hu… Publisher Full Text Tools for opening new chapters in the book of Treponema pallidum evolutionary history. [unboundmedicine.com]
Photomicrograph (540X) of Treponema carateum obtained from an early pinta lesion. Courtesy of the CDC. [emedicine.medscape.com]
carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the bacterium that causes syphilis. [en.unionpedia.org]
-ssp.pertenue, ssp.endemicum Treponema carateum – pinta Borrelia recurrentis – epidemic reccurent fever Borrelia species. – endemic recurent fever Borrelia burgdorferi – borreliosis Leptospira interrogans, L. icterohemorhagicus – leptospirosis Common [slideplayer.com]
It is caused by Treponema carateum that is indistinguishable morphologically from the organisms causing syphilis and yaws. The disease is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. [drmhijazy.com]
Treatment
No other agents have been shown in randomized clinical trials to be effective in the treatment of endemic treponemal diseases, but there are reports of treatment success with treatment regimens based on oral penicillin and tetracycline derivatives, 14 [doi.org]
Penicillin has long been considered the mainstay of treatment for the endemic treponemal diseases but the recent discovery that azithromycin is effective in the treatment of yaws has renewed interest in these most neglected of the NTDs, and raised hopes [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Mass Treatment with Single-Dose Azithromycin for Yaws. N Engl J Med. 2016 Sep 15. 375 (11):1094. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Backhouse JL, Hudson BJ, Hamilton PA. Failure of penicillin treatment of yaws on Karkar Island, Papua New Guinea. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Patients should be checked 2–4 weeks after receiving antibiotic treatment. Within 24 hours of treatment, the lesions of bejel become noninfectious, and complete healing of the primary and secondary lesions occurs in most instances within 2–4 weeks. [news-medical.net]
Interpretation requires access to the individual’s previous syphilis serology and treatment history. If treatment is triggered on the basis of the rapid test alone, then over-treatment can result. [health.nsw.gov.au]
Prognosis
Prognosis Bejel is completely curable with antibiotic treatment. Prevention The World Health Organization (WHO) has worked with many countries to prevent this and other diseases, and the number of cases has been reduced somewhat. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Prognosis Bejel is usually completely curable with antibiotic treatment. Death from bejel is uncommon. Follow-up care is recommended to detect treatment failures and reinfection. [encyclopedia.com]
The prognosis is favorable. < Ahead Next >> = Go to tutorial content = Pint NONVENERIC TREATMENTS: FRAMBESIA, PINTA, ENDEMIC SYPHILIS Peter L. Perine (Peter L. Ferine) General Provisions. [en.medicine-guidebook.com]
Etiology
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10coded.com]
From the vast array of definitions, ETIOLOGY - One of the important etiological factors is heredity. Burdened heredity in bronchial asthma is found in 50-80% of patients. [en.medicine-guidebook.com]
The congenital transmission of syphilis is linked with epidemiology, and is therefore not a valid etiological distinction between syphilis and yaws. © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Article metrics loading... [ajtmh.org]
Particular topics include attitudes to leprosy in the Old Testament and the medieval West, conceptions of smallpox etiology in China, witchcraft and sorcery as disease agents in ancient India, and the influence of classical Greek medical theory. [books.google.es]
Epidemiology
Descriptive Epidemiology 587 Mechanisms and Routes of Transmission 7 Pathogenesis and Immunity 590 Patterns of Host Response 591 Control and Prevention 592 References 593 Suggested Reading 595 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Theodore E Woodward and J Stephen [books.google.de]
These different treponematoses do act upon epidemiology of venereal syphilis. The recent outbreak of treponematoses justify the current researches in the development of a treponemal vaccine. [wwww.unboundmedicine.com]
The congenital transmission of syphilis is therefore not an integral and inalienable character of that disease, but only occurs under certain epidemiological, (e.g., venereal) conditions. [ajtmh.org]
Treponemal diseases are distinguished on the basis of epidemiological characteristics and clinical manifestations. They are at present indistinguishable by morphological, immunological or serological methods. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology
In addition, background information on epidemiology, pathogenesis and pathophysiology encourages a fuller understanding of conditions, and over 250 full colour images help with diagnosis when treating patients. [books.google.com]
Treponema pallidum endemicum (bejel or endemic syphilis), and Treponema carateum (pinta). [2, 3, 4] Recently, T pallidum endemicum (bejel) has been found in men who have sex with men in Japan, although transmission is believed to occur nonsexually. [5, 6] Pathophysiology [emedicine.medscape.com]
Prevention
Descriptive Epidemiology 587 Mechanisms and Routes of Transmission 7 Pathogenesis and Immunity 590 Patterns of Host Response 591 Control and Prevention 592 References 593 Suggested Reading 595 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Theodore E Woodward and J Stephen [books.google.de]
This up-to-date and essential reference tool, supports all medical professionals in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. [books.google.com]
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The disease and its complications lead to school absenteeism and prevent adults from farming activities. Reference: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs316/en/ Prevention There is no vaccine for yaws. [nhp.gov.in]
Prevention The World Health Organization (WHO) has worked with many countries to prevent this and other diseases, and the number of cases has been reduced somewhat. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]