Report of a Case of Early Acquired Syphilis in a Patient with Tertiary Stigmata of Untreated Yaws
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The relationship between syphilis and yaws still remains an unsolved problem. To the tropical venereologist, the question is really more than of academical interest. In this part of India syphilis is fairly prevalent and yaws is endemic in many of the districts of the presidency, and the medical man is frequently confronted with cases, especially in children and adolescents, in which a clear-cut diagnosis is
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