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Pinta (disease)
Pinta
(also known as Azul, Carate, Empeines, Lota, Mal del Pinto and Tina) is a human
skin disease
endemic to
Mexico
,
Central America
, and
South America
caused by infection with a
spirochete
,
Treponema pallidum carateum
, which is
morphologically
and
serologically
indistinguishable from the organism that causes
syphilis
.
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