A hat trick of ulcerating pathogens in a single genital lesion.
We report on a patient from a London clinic, (a Jamaican heterosexual man known to have herpes) who has donovanosis and syphilis in a single genital ulcer. The case highlights the importance of careful clinical examination of genital ulcers.
Samuel
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Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Kings College Hospital, Caldecot Centre, 15-22 Caldecot Road, Camberwell, London SE5 9RS, UK. itty.samuel@kingsch.nhs.uk
Aderogba
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Dutt
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Lambert
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Taylor
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D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006100:Granuloma Inguinale / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D017963:Azithromycin; D004318:Doxycycline