Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Australia
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Bone Diseases / diagnosis*
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Bone Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Bone Diseases / etiology
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Bone Diseases / therapy
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Ilium / transplantation
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Knee Joint*
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Melanesia / ethnology
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Radiography
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Tibia / surgery
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Treponema Immobilization Test
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Yaws / classification
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Yaws / complications
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Yaws / diagnosis*
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Yaws / diagnostic imaging
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Yaws / therapy