This little boy presented with a month's history of swelling of his hands and feet. His dad was concerned because he wasn't walking, due to the swelling. On exam, this cute little kid had hard masses of his feet and hands. Xrays show significant changes of his bones, something you might see after an infection or a fracture - none of which he had.
Our limited lab tests suggested this might be a presentation of Yaws. Yaws is caused by a spirochete which causes nodules to appear and then can cause ulcerations of the skin. We have no way of knowing for sure if this is what he has, but after his Penicillin shot we should have a pretty good idea if it was, based on the response. Only time will tell. 
