Pinta

Pinta is a chronic, nonvenereal endemic treponematosis caused by the spirochete bacterium *Treponema carateum* Clinically, the disease begins as pruritic erythematous papules or plaques (pintids) that slowly evolve over months to years into hyperpigmented, dyschromic patches, ultimately culminating in widespread, permanent hypopigmentation or achromia and epidermal atrophy

Pinta is a chronic, nonvenereal endemic treponematosis caused by the spirochete bacterium *Treponema carateum* Primarily affecting the skin of children and young adults living in rural, impoverished regions of Central and South America, it is transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact with infectious lesions Clinically, the disease begins as pruritic erythematous papules or plaques (pintids) that slowly evolve over months to years into hyperpigmented, dyschromic patches, ultimately culminat...

Primarily affecting the skin of children and young adults living in rural, impoverished regions of Central and South America, it is transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact with infectious lesions

Primarily affecting the skin of children and young adults living in rural, impoverished regions of Central and South America, it is transmitted through direct skin-to-skin contact with infectious lesions Unlike other treponemal infections, pinta remains strictly confined to the dermis and epidermis without invading bone, cartilage, or internal viscera

Unlike other treponemal infections, pinta remains strictly confined to the dermis and epidermis without invading bone, cartilage, or internal viscera

Clinically, the disease begins as pruritic erythematous papules or plaques (pintids) that slowly evolve over months to years into hyperpigmented, dyschromic patches, ultimately culminating in widespread, permanent hypopigmentation or achromia and epidermal atrophy