Granuloma inguinale

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Skin layers

Granuloma inguinale

Alternative Names:

Donovanosis
Treatment:

A complete cure of granuloma inguinale requires fairly long treatment. Most treatment courses run 3 weeks or until the lesions have completely healed. The antibiotics used include:

Tetracycline or doxycycline
Sulfamethoxazole
Gentamicin
Streptomycin
Ciprofloxacin
Erythromycin

A follow-up examination is essential because the disease can reappear after an apparently successful cure.
Expectations (prognosis):

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Treating this disease early decreases the chances of tissue destruction or scarring. Untreated disease can lead to complications.

Complications:

Genital destruction and scarring
Genital depigmentation (loss of skin color)
Permanent genital swelling from lymphatic scarring

Calling your health care provider:

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have had sexual exposure to a person who is known to have granuloma inguinale, or if you develop symptoms similar to those listed above.

References:

Keck JW.Ulcerative Lesions. Clin Fam Pract. 2005 Mar; 7(1); 13-30.

Rackel RE, Bope ET. Granuloma Inguinale. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2005. 57th ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders; 2005:859.