Disease or Syndrome
pinta
[ pin-tuh | Spanish peen-tah ]
Subclass of:
Skin Diseases, Bacterial;
Treponemal Infections
Etymology:
Spanish pinta = painted or spotted
Definitions related to pinta:
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An endemic bacterial infection caused by Treponema carateum. It is manifested with chronic cutaneous lesions. The early lesions consist of papules and erythematous plaques. The late lesions consist of hypochromic, achromic, hyperpigmented and atrophic lesions. The late skin lesions may cause destruction of bones and cartilage and produce disfiguring changes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An infectious disease of the skin caused by Treponema carateum that occurs only in the western hemisphere. Age of onset is between 10 and 20 years of age. This condition is characterized by marked changes in the skin color and is believed to be transmitted by direct person-to-person contact.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Pinta is an endemic treponematosis caused by Treponema carateum. It is an ancient disease that was first described in the 16th century in Aztec and Carib Amerindians.WebMD, 2019
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Pinta, chronic tropical skin disease characterized initially by the appearance of dry, scaly papular lesions followed after several years by abnormally coloured patches called pintides. The pintides may be white, where pigment cells have been destroyed by the disease, or blue, red, or pink. The...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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