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* Hematogenous spread to spleen, lungs, liver, bones, orbits
* Hematogenous spread to spleen, lungs, liver, bones, orbits
==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
* Chancroid
* [[Chancroid]]
* Herpes Simplex
* [[Herpes simplex]]
* Lymphogranuloma Venereum
* [[Lymphogranuloma venereum]]
* Syphilis
* [[Syphilis]]
 
==Workup==
==Workup==
* Microscopy: Donovan bodies
* Microscopy: Donovan bodies

Revisión del 04:11 28 dic 2014

Background

  • "Donovanosis"
  • Klebsiella granulomatis: Intracellular gram negative rod
  • Sexually transmitted disease
  • Tropical and semitropical (India, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Carribean, Africa)

Clinical Features

  • Genital/perineal ulcer
    • Chronic, painless, progressive
    • Irregular, clean-based, granulomatous, nodular
    • Hard, bleeds easily
    • "Beefy red"
  • Urethral stenosis
  • Lymphatic obstruction, elephantiasis
  • Hematogenous spread to spleen, lungs, liver, bones, orbits

Differential Diagnosis

Workup

  • Microscopy: Donovan bodies
    • Short, pleomorphic rods with bipolar staining
  • Screen for other STD

Management

  • Doxycycline 100mg PO BID x 3 weeks or lesion heals
    • Alternative: For 3 week duration or until lesion heals
      • Azithromycin 1g PO qweek
      • Ciprofloxacin 750mg PO BID
      • Erythromycin base 500mg PO QID
      • Bactrim DS (160mg/800mg) PO BID

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