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Lateral view of the left elbow region of a 19-year-old Ghanaian, who presented with these cutaneous lesions that had been present for 8 months

These lesions were diagnosed as old, juxta-articular nodules due to yaws. The patient was treated with an intramuscular injection of 2.4 mega units of benzathine benzylpenicillin. (Source: Photography by Dr. Peter Perine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1979. Public Health Image Library [PHIL] ID# 3842, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Public domain.)

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