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This image, depicting a close view of a chimpanzee’s skin surface, revealed pathologic changes that included thickening of the epidermis, scaliness, and drying of the skin, known as acanthosis. This condition was determined to be a case of pinta, due to the bacterium, Treponema carateum.
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