A 35-year-old man from Guinea-Bissau presents with a chronic, painless, well-demarcated skin depigmentation affecting his face and hands. He has no lo...

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A 35-year-old man from Guinea-Bissau presents with a chronic, painless, well-demarcated skin depigmentation affecting his face and hands. He has no loss of sensation and nerve examination is normal. RPR and TPHA are non-reactive. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Pinta caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies carateum

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Vitiligo

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Leprosy (tuberculoid)

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Tinea versicolor

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Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Pinta

A 35-year-old man from Guinea-Bissau presents with a chronic, painless, well-demarcated skin depigmentation affecting his face and hands. He has no loss of sensation and nerve examination is normal. RPR and TPHA are non-reactive. What is the most likely diagnosis?