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Bejel Definition Bejel, also known as endemic syphilis, is a chronic but curable disease that is seen mostly in children in dry regions, such as parts of Africa (Sudan, southern Rhodesia, and South Africa), parts of the Middle East (among nomadic/Bedouin tribes of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria), ...
January 1, 2006; Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence

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