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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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  1. Genito-Urinary Clinic, Mater Dei Hospital, Ministry of Health, Msida, Malta

    Valeska Padovese

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  1. The Free University of Berlin, Medical School Charité, Berlin, Germany

    Constantin E. Orfanos

  2. Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

    Christos C. Zouboulis

  3. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Chalid Assaf

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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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