Perianal abscess and sinuses caused by granuloma inguinale. Case report.
An atypical case of the venereal disease granuloma inguinale, which is very rare in Scandinavia, is reported. The patient presented with recurrent perianal abscess and sinuses, and the diagnosis was not made until histologic examination of an extirpated subcutaneous nodule showed cells containing the pathognomonic Donovan bodies.
Bondeson
J
J
Department of Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
Bohe
M
M
Carlsson
U
U
Bjellerup
M
M
Mikulowski
P
P
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D006100:Granuloma Inguinale / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011349:Proctitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence