title: [Short treatment of donovanosis with azithromycin].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Azithromycine is recommended in the treatment of donovanosis with a 7-day treatment cycle. We report the efficacy of a single cure of 1 gram in two patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients, presenting with donovanosis, were treated with azithromycine according to 2 regimens. The first used 500 mg/d the molecule during 1 week, the second used azithromycine in single cure of 1 gram. The latter led to the complete cure of 2 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many antibiotics are used in the treatment of donovanosis. Since 1996, Australian authors have used azithromycine in this indication. A single dose of this molecule appears effective in recent and confined donovanosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, BP 6006, 97306 Cayenne, Guyana. c.emmanuel@voila.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clyti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Couppié
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strobel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cazanave
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sainte-Marie
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pradinaud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006100:Granuloma Inguinale / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin