Carate (Pinta) as Observed in Colombia, South America

Fox, Howard

doi:10.1001/archderm.1928.02380170029003

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“…1,3,7-14 He had a broad interest in dermatology, with an appreciation of tropical diseases in Latin America 11,12 and of international dermatology. [11][12][13][14] He was heavily involved in organized dermatology, serving as the founding father and first president of the American Academy of Dermatology (1938), being ''the driving force behind its creation.'' 3 He was the first president of the American Board of Dermatology (1932), 15 Ireland.…”

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Howard Fox, MD, Founding father, American Academy of Dermatology: A historical tribute on the 50th anniversary of his death

Schwartz¹

2004

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Howard Fox, MD, Founding father, American Academy of Dermatology: A historical tribute on the 50th anniversary of his death

Schwartz¹

2004

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“…The situation was further complicated by the occurrence of venereal syphilis in urban areas of the region, and pinta in rural areas of Mexico, Colombia, Ecua dor, Venezuela, and Bolivia [16]. In the early l950s there were an estimated 400,000 cases of pinta in Colombia and >500,000 cases in Mexico [16,17]. Pinta was also reported in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, the Guianas, and Hon duras.…”

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Yaws in the Americas, 1950-1975

Hopkins¹

1977

Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Yaws was introduced into the Americas by African slaves beginning in the 16th century and may have already been present before the arrival of Columbus. In the 1950s, programs for the eradication of yaws were undertaken in almost all American countries in which yaws was endemic. By mass treatment of cases and contacts with penicillin, the programs against yaws have dramatically reduced the incidence of reported cases throughout the Western Hemisphere from greater than 44,000 cases per year during 1950-1954 to 437 cases in 1975. In Brazil, efforts against yaws reduced the number of patients treated by 99% between 1965 and 1974. By 1975, yaws apparently remained a significant public health problem in only a few communities in Brazil, Columbia, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti, Peru, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent, and possibly in Guiana and Surinam. It may be possible to eliminate infectious yaws entirely from the Western Hemisphere within the next few years.

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Discoloration of the Skin Due to Mercury

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Baer²

1929

Arch Dermatol

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Carate (Pinta) as Observed in Colombia, South America

Cited by 8 publications

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Howard Fox, MD, Founding father, American Academy of Dermatology: A historical tribute on the 50th anniversary of his death

Howard Fox, MD, Founding father, American Academy of Dermatology: A historical tribute on the 50th anniversary of his death

Yaws in the Americas, 1950-1975

Discoloration of the Skin Due to Mercury

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