What is Pinta?
What is Pinta?
- Pinta: An infectious skin disease caused by infection with the spirochete Treponema carateum which causes skin rash and discoloration.
- Pinta: 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.
Source - Diseases Database
Pinta: Introduction
How serious is Pinta?
Complications of Pinta:
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What causes Pinta?
Risk factors for Pinta:
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risk factors for Pinta
What are the symptoms of Pinta?
Symptoms of Pinta:
see symptoms of Pinta
Complications of Pinta:
see complications of Pinta
How is it treated?
Treatments for Pinta:
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Society issues for Pinta
Hospitalization statistics for Pinta:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Pinta:
- 0% (2) of hospital consultant episodes were for pinta in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for pinta required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 50% of hospital consultant episodes for pinta were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 50% of hospital consultant episodes for pinta were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 50% of hospital consultant episodes for pinta required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Pinta
Main name of condition: Pinta
Other names or spellings for Pinta:
Azul, Carate, Empeines, Iota, Mal del Pinto, Tina, Endemic treponematosis caused by Treponema carateum
Treponema carateum
Source - Diseases Database
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