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Angular stomatitis in yaws infection

The face of this young child revealed evidence of a disease known as yaws, a nonvenereal endemic syphilis, caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue. Note the angular stomatitis, which begins as papules at the corners of the mouth and eventually splits, resulting in a painful open wound. (Source: Photography by Dr. JG Caldwell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1970. Public Health Image Library ID# 16981, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Public domain.)

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