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Preferred term

Pinta  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

In other languages

  • French

  • Boussarole
  • Caraté
  • Mal del Pinto
  • Piquite
  • Puru-puru

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NW86KPGX-T

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