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Endemic treponemal diseases are non-venereal infections closely related to syphilis. They consist of yaws, bejel (endemic syphilis), and pinta. They are endemic in tropical rural areas and very rare in Europe. Increasing worldwide migration from endemic areas requires recognition of these diseases by physicians in developed countries.
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Padovese, V. (2018). Endemic Treponematoses. In: Orfanos, C., Zouboulis, C., Assaf, C. (eds) Pigmented Ethnic Skin and Imported Dermatoses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69422-1_12
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