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Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that
causes bejel, is very closely related to the one that causes the
sexually transmitted form of syphilis, but transmission is very
different. In bejel, transmission is by direct contact, with broken
skin or contaminated hands, or indirectly by sharing drinking
vessels and eating utensils. T. pallidum is passed on mostly between
children living in poverty in very unsanitary environments and with
poor hygiene.
The skin, bones, and mucous membranes are affected by bejel. Patches
and ulcerated sores are common in the mouth, throat, and nasal
passages. Gummy lesions may form, even breaking through the palate.
Other findings may include a region of swollen lymph nodes and deep
bone pain in the legs. Eventually, bones may become deformed. |
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