RT Book, Section
A1 Hoffman, Melissa B.
A1 Pichardo, Rita O.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161341565
T1 Granuloma Inguinale
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161341565
RD 2024/04/23
AB AT-A-GLANCEGranuloma  inguinale  (GI)  is  a  rare,  chronic,  progressive  ulcerative  disease  that  mainly  affects  the  genital  and  perigenital  skin.GI  is  primarily  contracted  through  sexual  transmission.GI  is  caused  by  infection  with  Klebsiella  granulomatis,  a  gram-negative  bacteria.It  affects  mostly  people  of  lower  socioeconomic  status  living  in  tropical  or  subtropical  areas.Diagnosis  confirmed  by  demonstrating  intracellular  Donovan  bodies  on  histology.