Pinta [pinta]
An infectious disease of the skin caused by Treponema carateum that occurs only in the western hemisphere. Age of onset is between 10 and 20 years of age. This condition is characterized by marked changes in the skin color and is believed to be transmitted by direct person-to-person contact.
- Annotation
- a nonvenereal treponemal skin infect
- nevenerická treponemální infekce kůže
- DUI
- D010874 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0016879
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 1
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 1
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 1
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology
- PP
- physiopathology
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy
- TM
- transmission
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
Endemic treponematosis caused by Treponema carateum Disease MeSH Browser