Treponematosis
Medical condition
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Treponematosis is a term used to individually describe any of the diseases caused by four members of the bacterial genus Treponema. The four diseases are collectively referred to as treponematoses:[1]
- Syphilis (Treponema pallidum pallidum)
- Yaws (Treponema pallidum pertenue)
- Bejel (Treponema pallidum endemicum)
- Pinta (Treponema carateum)
| Treponematosis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Infectious disease |
Traditional laboratory tests cannot distinguish the treponematoses.[2] However, sequence differences among the T. pallidum subspecies have been identified. Molecular approaches involving PCR to identify these sequences are being developed.[3]
