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| Pinta (disease) | |
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| Specialty | Infectious disease |
Pinta (also known as azul, carate, empeines, lota, mal del pinto, and tina) is a human skin disease caused by infection with the spirochete Treponema carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the bacterium that causes syphilis and bejel. The disease was previously known to be endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America; it may have been eradicated since,[1] with the latest case occurring in Brazil in 2020.[2]
- ^ "Pinta". Medscape. WebMD. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Vighi da Rosa, Ralph; Damares Rodrigues de Souza, Daniele; Cartell, André; Ricardo Martins Souza, Paulo (January 2021). "Mal de Pinta, first autochthonous case from South of Brazil". International Journal of Dermatology. 60 (1). doi:10.1111/ijd.15264. ISSN 0011-9059.