#idhistory #idsky #Donovanosis 1st described by McLeod, Professor of Surgery in Calcutta 1882 & 1905, Donovan described organisms in tissue taken from mouth of an Indian boy w/ ‘ulcerating granuloma of pudenda’. 1913 Aragao & Vianna Gram-bacillus as cause: named Calymmatobacterium graulomatis

CDC STI guidelines recommendation for #granulomainguinale #donovanosis treatment www.cdc.gov/std/treatmen...

#granulomainguinale Extragenital infection can occur w/ extension of infection to pelvis, or it can disseminate to intra-abdominal organs, bones, or mouth. The lesions also can develop secondary bacterial infection and can coexist with other STDs #donovanosis

Clinically, #granuloma #inguinale is painless, slowly progressive ulcerative lesions on genitals or perineum without regional lymphadenopathy; subcutaneous granulomas (pseudobuboes) also might occur. The lesions are highly vascular (i.e., beefy red appearance) & bleed #donovanosis

#Granulomainguinale genital ulcerative disease caused by intracellular gram-negative #Klebsiella granulomatis. Rare in USA although it is endemic in some tropical & developing areas, including India; Papua, New Guinea; the Caribbean; central Australia; and Southern Africa #Donovanosis