1C1D.1ICD-11 MMS 2026-01
Secondary yaws
Description
Secondary yaws results from lymphatic and haematogenous spread of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue spirochaetes from the initial inoculation site and appears from a few weeks to 2 years after the primary infection. The commonest initial symptoms are non-specific and include arthralgia and malaise. Secondary skin lesions consist of multiple papules and nodules similar to the initial lesion but smaller. They may be localised, regional or generalised; they may ulcerate and on moist areas may mimic syphilitic condylomata lata. Hyperkeratotic plaques on the palms and soles may develop painful fissures and secondary infection, resulting in a characteristic ‘crab-like’ gait.
Index terms
- Secondary yaws
- Ghoul hand
- Worm-eaten soles
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- Osteoperiostitis due to secondary yaws
- Cutaneous early yaws
- Cutaneous yaws, less than five years after infection
- early yaws cutaneous macular
- early yaws cutaneous maculopapular
- early yaws cutaneous papular
- early yaws cutaneous, micropapular
- framboeside of early yaws
- hyperkeratotic palmoplantar yaws
- macular early yaws
- maculopapular yaws
- micropapular early yaws
- papular yaws
- plantar or palmar papilloma of yaws
- Crab yaws
- Multiple papillomata
- Multiple papillomata of yaws
- Pianoma
- butter yaws
- framboesiform syphilid
- multiple yaws papillomata
- Hyperkeratosis due to yaws
- palmar hyperkeratosis of yaws
- plantar hyperkeratosis of yaws
- Juxta-articular nodules of yaws
- Mucosal yaws
Exclusions from above levels
NE83.1– Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified
Sibling codes
Foundation entity
Part of: 1C1D: Yaws › 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases