framboesia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

framboesia
    n 1: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its
         early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating
         lesions [syn: {yaws}, {frambesia}, {framboesia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Yaws \Yaws\, n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.)
   A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa,
   characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious
   character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble
   currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several
   varieties of this disease, variously known as {framboesia},
   {pian}, {verrugas}, and {crab-yaws}.
   [1913 Webster]