Pseudogranuloma inguinale caused by haemophilus ducreyi.
We used a new selective culture medium to isolate Haemophilus ducreyi from a penile ulcer that had the clinical appearance of granuloma inguinale. The isolation of the organism in pure culture permitted us to make a definitive diagnosis and obtain antimicrobial susceptibility data in a relatively short period. As a result, we were able to change therapy from sulfamethoxazole to erythromycin, and the infection rapidly healed.
D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002602:Chancroid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006100:Granuloma Inguinale / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006191:Haemophilus ducreyi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology