Definition:
Yaws otherwise known as the Pétasse tropica, or the thymosis, the polypapilloma tropicum or the pian is an infection of the skin, bones and joints.
Diagnosis:
Confirmation of the medical disease is identified through blood tests or by lesion sample by using the darkfield examination through the microscope. ( World Health Organization, World Health Organization (1997) WHO Model Prescribing Information: Drugs Used in Skin Diseases p.26).
Treatment:
Treatment includes administration of penicillin, erythromycin or tetracycline.
Symptoms and Signs:
Its symptoms includes the presence of mother yaw ulcer which may show as nodules or keloid formations that can cause deformities and contracture of the limbs.
Causes:
Yaws is said to be caused by the caused by the spirochete bacterium name as Treponema Pertenue.
