Sepik granuloma.
An unusual infection occuring in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea is reported. The patients come from villages on the Sepik River or its tributaries. The lesions consist of cutaneous nodules and papillomas which are slowly progressive. An unidentified organism, apparently a gram positive bacillus, is seen in large numbers in the lesions; a natural habitat in soil or water or on vegetation seems likely.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001419:Bacteria; D005121:Extremities; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009512:New Guinea; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy