Sexual contact ± genital lesions
Travel history is important given low prevalence in United States.
History of HIV infection or other STIs
SC nodules or superficial blisters in the genit...
Empirical treatment should be comprehensive and cover all likely pathoge...
If treated in a timely manner, lesions usually resolve.
Monitor patient until resolution of symptoms.
Monitor for hyperkalemia with extended TMP/S...
28867007 Granuloma inguinale (disorder)
240607002 Donovanosis - inguinal lesion
240606006 Donovanosis - anogenital ulcer
Presents as SC nodules or superficial blisters in the genital area that develop into open sores, usually painless
Unusual in the United States
The disease is transmitted usually through ...
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Calymmatobacterium granulomatis (Donovan body), the etiologic agent granuloma inguinale.
Granuloma inguinale.
Granuloma inguinale. A photomicrograph of a skin lesion shows C. granulomatis (Donovan bodies) clustered in a large macrophage. Intense silvering by Warthin-Starry technique makes the organisms large, black, and easily seen.
Granuloma inguinale. A photomicrograph of a skin lesion shows C. granulomatis (Donovan bodies) clustered in a large macrophage. Intense si...
<bold>FIG. 32.3.</bold> Vulval granuloma inguinale of relatively recent origin. Some lesions are separate, others confluent. The margin of lesion is raised and scrolled; the base is granular and covered imperfectly by thin, gray slough. (From Demis DJ, Crounse RG, Dobson RL, et al, eds. Clinical dermatology, Vol 3. Hagerstown, MD: Harper & Row, 1972, with permission.)
<bold>FIG. 32.3.</bold> Vulval granuloma inguinale of relatively recent origin. Some lesions are separate, others confluent. T...