Gummatous ulcer of leg: an uncommon entity in present era.
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2011
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Gummatous ulcer due to Treponematoses is quite rare in present era of potent antibiotics, increased social
awareness and due to improvement in living standards of society .Better hygiene and improved medical
care have contributed to containment of late benign syphilis or gummas. However, pockets of endemic
treponematoses are still persisting in the underdeveloped, third world countries.
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Gummatous ulcer, treponematoses, antibiotics
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Goyal S, Singal K K, Singh B. Gummatous ulcer of leg: an uncommon entity in present era. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2011; 10(3): 209-210.