Bejel

Bejel, also known as endemic syphilis, is a chronic, nonvenereal endemic treponematosis caused by the spirochete bacterium *Treponema pallidum* subspecies *endemicum*

Bejel, also known as endemic syphilis, is a chronic, nonvenereal endemic treponematosis caused by the spirochete bacterium *Treponema pallidum* subspecies *endemicum* The condition primarily affects children living in arid, rural regions with poor hygiene and spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact or the sharing of eating and drinking utensils It predominantly involves the skin, oral mucosa, and skeletal system, initially presenting with painless mucous patches, stomatitis, and papular or u...

The condition primarily affects children living in arid, rural regions with poor hygiene and spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact or the sharing of eating and drinking utensils

It predominantly involves the skin, oral mucosa, and skeletal system, initially presenting with painless mucous patches, stomatitis, and papular or ulcerative cutaneous eruptions Without intervention, the disease can progress past latency to destructive late-stage manifestations, including painful periostitis, osseous deformities, and destructive gummatous lesions of the nasopharynx and cutaneous tissues

It predominantly involves the skin, oral mucosa, and skeletal system, initially presenting with painless mucous patches, stomatitis, and papular or ulcerative cutaneous eruptions Without intervention, the disease can progress past latency to destructive late-stage manifestations, including painful periostitis, osseous deformities, and destructive gummatous lesions of the nasopharynx and cutaneous tissues