Ulcerative skin lesions among children in Cameroon: It is not always Yaws.

• Main Authors: Jean-Philippe Ndzomo Ngono (Author), Serges Tchatchouang (Author), Mireille Victorine Noah Tsanga (Author), Earnest Njih Tabah (Author), Albert Tchualeu (Author), Kingsley Asiedu (Author), Lorenzo Giacani (Author), Sara Eyangoh (Author), Tania Crucitti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Outbreaks of yaws-like ulcerative skin lesions in children are frequently reported in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The origin of these lesions might be primarily traumatic or infectious; in the latter case, Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, the yaws agent, and Haemophilus ducreyi, the...