Granuloma inguinale or Donovanosis is a bacterialdisease caused by the organism Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. The disease is commonly found in tropical and subtropical areas such as Southeast India, Guyana, and New Guinea, but it occurs on occasion in the United States, typically in the Southeast. There are approximately 100 cases reported per year in the United States.
Men are affected more than twice as often as women, with most infections occurring in people aged 20 to 40 years. The disease is seldom seen in children or the elderly.
It is thought that anal intercourse, rather than vaginal intercourse, is the most frequent source of infection. About 50 percent of infected men and women have lesions in the anal area.
Granulomainguinale is a sexually transmitted infection that affects the skin and mucous membranes of the anal and genital areas.
Granulomainguinale is a chronic infection with frequent relapses caused by a rod-shaped bacterium.
Granulomainguinale is spread primarily through heterosexual and male homosexual contact; however, its occurrence in children and sexually inactive adults indicates that it may also be spread by contact with human feces.
Granulomainguinale is a sexually transmitted infection that affects the skin and mucous membranes of the anal and genital areas.
Granulomainguinale is a chronic infection with frequent relapses caused by a rod-shaped bacterium.
Granulomainguinale is spread primarily through heterosexual and male homosexual contact; however, its occurrence in children and sexually inactive adults indicates that it may also be spread by contact with human feces.
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