Juxta-articular bone lesions in tertiary yaws.
A case of tertiary yaws in an immigrant from the Solomon Islands is presented. The report highlights the atypical features and diagnostic difficulties of late-stage treponemal infection.
Wallace
A L
AL
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Edinburgh Medical School, United Kingdom.
Ellis
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D007719:Knee Joint; D008542:Melanesia / Q000208:ethnology; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery; D014209:Treponema Immobilization Test; D015001:Yaws / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy