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A sample from a [[skin sore]] is examined under a special type of [[microscope]] called [[darkfield examination]]. There is no [[blood test]] for yaws. However, the blood test for [[syphilis]] is usually positive in people with yaws because the bacteria that cause these two conditions are closely related. | A sample from a [[skin sore]] is examined under a special type of [[microscope]] called [[darkfield examination]]. There is no [[blood test]] for yaws. However, the blood test for [[syphilis]] is usually positive in people with yaws because the bacteria that cause these two conditions are closely related. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A sample from a skin sore is examined under a special type of microscope called darkfield examination. There is no blood test for yaws. However, the blood test for syphilis is usually positive in people with yaws because the bacteria that cause these two conditions are closely related.
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